Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||
Better Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
The Presence of Siva (Mythos) by S. Kramrisch  (2)
$49.50
|
The Home of Dancing Sivan: The Traditions of the Hindu Temple in Citamparam by Paul Younger
$37.95
|
God Inside Out: Siva's Game of Dice by Don Handelman (1)
$111.00
|
Meditations on Shiva: The Shivastotravali of Utpaldeva by Constantina R. Bailly (1)
$17.95
|
Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey by Philip Lutgendorf (3)
$22.46
|
Editorial Reviews
Review
"David Smith has written a wide-ranging study of Siva's Dance of Bliss. Perceptive and scholarly, the work deals not only with the iconography of the Dancing Siva, but with the temple architecture and worship at Cidambaram, the god's major South Indian Temple....an illuminating tour de force." Choice
Product Description
The Dance of Siva is a complete account of Siva's Dance of Bliss, which is based on a remarkable Sanskrit poem written by Umapati Sivacarya about 1300 AD. Siva is one of the two main gods of Hinduism. The book deals with the famous Chola Nataraja bronze--today the best-known Hindu image, the key location of Siva's Dance in South India, and the temple of Cidambaram. Dr. Smith explores all aspects of Nataraja and the Goddess, and the temple, its priests and ritual. Relevant contemporary art from Cidambaram and neighboring sites illuminates the text.
See all Editorial Reviews
"David Smith has written a wide-ranging study of Siva's Dance of Bliss. Perceptive and scholarly, the work deals not only with the iconography of the Dancing Siva, but with the temple architecture and worship at Cidambaram, the god's major South Indian Temple....an illuminating tour de force." Choice
Product Description
The Dance of Siva is a complete account of Siva's Dance of Bliss, which is based on a remarkable Sanskrit poem written by Umapati Sivacarya about 1300 AD. Siva is one of the two main gods of Hinduism. The book deals with the famous Chola Nataraja bronze--today the best-known Hindu image, the key location of Siva's Dance in South India, and the temple of Cidambaram. Dr. Smith explores all aspects of Nataraja and the Goddess, and the temple, its priests and ritual. Relevant contemporary art from Cidambaram and neighboring sites illuminates the text.
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 24 books | 5 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: innermost courtyard, matted locks, wandering beggar, bronze image, dance competition (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Cit Sabha, Him Whose, Dance of Bliss, Pine Forest, Golden Hall (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
||
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
The metal image, the Dancing God defined in iconography and expressed in bronze, is at the heart of the poem. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
innermost courtyard, matted locks, wandering beggar, bronze image, dance competition, lotus feet, supreme bliss Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cit Sabha, Him Whose, Dance of Bliss, Pine Forest, Golden Hall, Tamil Saiva, Lord of Dancers, Daughter of the Mountain, Dorai Rangaswamy, Milk Ocean, Nrtta Sabha, Lord of the Hall, Thousand-pillared Hall, Crystal Litiga, Kanaka Sabha, Tillai Kali, Cidambaram Rahasya, Karaikal Ammaiyar, Mount Kailasa, Triple Peak, Cosmic Man, Death of Death, December January, Kriya Sakti, Paramesvara Diksita New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The metal image, the Dancing God defined in iconography and expressed in bronze, is at the heart of the poem. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
innermost courtyard, matted locks, wandering beggar, bronze image, dance competition, lotus feet, supreme bliss Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cit Sabha, Him Whose, Dance of Bliss, Pine Forest, Golden Hall, Tamil Saiva, Lord of Dancers, Daughter of the Mountain, Dorai Rangaswamy, Milk Ocean, Nrtta Sabha, Lord of the Hall, Thousand-pillared Hall, Crystal Litiga, Kanaka Sabha, Tillai Kali, Cidambaram Rahasya, Karaikal Ammaiyar, Mount Kailasa, Triple Peak, Cosmic Man, Death of Death, December January, Kriya Sakti, Paramesvara Diksita New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 24
books:
- The Dance of Siva by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy on 8 pages
- The Thirteen Principal Upanishads by Robert Ernest Hume in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Hindu Temple (2 Volumes) by Stella Kramrisch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)