Introducing an analysis of the inter-relationship of Hindu arts - sculpture, dance, drama, music and temple architecture, this text examines the importance of certain key art forms throughout the Indian subcontinent. The definition of what is meant by religion (no such word exists in Sanskrit), and what is understood by Hindu ideals of beauty, form the background of the later chapters of the book, which examine the role of artists, patrons and users; the symbolism of the temple, the image of deities and the didactic role of the arts. The author concludes that Hinduism emerges as a religion in the modern sense of the term, but also through its art, as a social religious whole.
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"A useful and easy-to-read introduction to a complex subject aimed largely at educational courses. Students and general readers will be grateful to the author for guiding them through the bewildering apparatus of Hindu religious symbols, ritual practices, sacred texts and mythological icons."
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"…a very strong case for the need to study visual expressions of Hindu beliefs …Elgood’s work is a must for academic library collections as well as for historians of religion interested in the unique contributions visual expression can add to an understanding of Hinduism."
—Religion and the Arts --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
- Times Higher Education Supplement
"…a very strong case for the need to study visual expressions of Hindu beliefs …Elgood’s work is a must for academic library collections as well as for historians of religion interested in the unique contributions visual expression can add to an understanding of Hinduism."
—Religion and the Arts --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Heather Elgood is a lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and director of the joint SOAS/Christie's Arts of Asia and Africa program.
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Tamil Nadu, South India, North India, Robert Elgood, Hindu Deities, Royal Patronage, Hindu Sacred Architecture, Christopher Glanville, Vishnudharmottara Purana, Stephen Huyler, Atharva Veda, Central India, Mohenjo Daro, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bhagavad Cita, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Nathji, West India, East India, Pat Barylski, Kandariya Mahadeo, Rani Paraj, Lajja Gauri, The Natyasastra Browse Sample Pages:
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- Rasa: Performing the Divine in India by Susan L. Schwartz in Back Matter
- Rasa: Performing the Divine in India by Susan L. Schwartz in Back Matter
- Religion, Art, and Visual Culture: A Cross-Cultural Reader by S. Brent Plate on page 193
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