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This review is from: Kartikeya in Indian Art and Literature (Paperback)
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The present work attempts to make a detailed study of the cult of Kartikeya in ancient India. The work has been divided into seven chapters dealing with the character and personality of Kartikeya in the religious and nonreligious literature of the country and in inscriptions, together with his representations on coins, seals and sealings and in art. Moreover, the various representations of the god and his vehicle in stone sculptures, terracottas and bronzes and on coins and seals have been discussed in such a manner that they may suggest the various aspects to the spread of the cult of the god in different places. Finally, an attempt has been made to correlate the textual descriptions with the various kinds of representations of the deity in Indian art. The book presents a complete picture of the prevalence of the cult of the god both in the northern and the southern parts of the country. About the Author : Dr. (Mrs.) Kanchan Sinha (b. January 1951), a brilliant student of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, did her M.A. and Ph.D. both from the Patna University in 1971 and 1977 respectively. She is a prolific writer and has published a number of research articles in standard research journals. Her present work, Kartikeya in Indian Art and Literature, is based mainly on the Ph.D. thesis approved by the University of Patna in 1977. She is currently engaged in her post-Doctoral work, studying iconographic data of the deities represented on the seals and sealings of Northern India. Contents : Foreword Preface Transliteration Chart Abbreviations List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Kartikeya in Vedic, Post-Vedic & Pre-Epic Literature 2. Kartikeya in Epics & Puranas 3. Kartikeya in North Indian Non-Religious Literature 4. Kartikeya in South Indian Literature 5. Kartikeya on Coins and Seals 6. Kartikeya in Inscriptions 7. Kartikeya in Sculptures 8. Conclusion Appendix A Note on Kattikeyani or Kaumari in Indian Art Appendix B The Kollagallu Inscription of Khottiga(Saka 889) Bibliography Index |
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Kartikeya in Indian Art and Literature by Kanchan Sinha (Paperback - June 30, 2004)
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