" The faithful of Shiva or Dionysus seek contact with those forces which...lead to a refusal of the politics, ambitions and limitations of ordinary social life. This does not involve simply a recognition of world harmony, but also an active participation in an experience which surpasses and upsets the order of material life. "

― Alain Daniélou , Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus