Hinduism And The Religious Arts

Author : Heather Elgood
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780304707393

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The roots between the Hindu religion and the wider culture are deep and uniquely complex. No study of either ancient or contemporary Indian culture can be undertaken without a clear understanding of Hindu visual arts and their sources in religious belief and practice. Defining what is meant by religion - no such term exists in Sanskrit - and what is understood by Hindu ideals of beauty, Heather Elgood provides the best synthesis and critical study of recent scholarship on the topic. In addition, this book offers critical background information for anyone interested in the social and anthropological roots of artistic creativity, as well as the rites, practices and beliefs of the hundreds of millions of Hindus in the world today.

Author : Heather Elgood
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780826498656

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Hinduism and the Religious Arts by Heather Elgood Pdf

The roots between the Hindu religion and the wider culture are deep and uniquely complex. No study of either ancient or contemporary Indian culture can be undertaken without a clear understanding of Hindu visual arts and their sources in religious belief and practice. Defining what is meant by religion - no such term exists in Sanskrit - and what is understood by Hindu ideals of beauty, Heather Elgood provides the best synthesis and critical study of recent scholarship on the topic. In addition, this book offers critical background information for anyone interested in the social and anthropological roots of artistic creativity, as well as the rites, practices and beliefs of the hundreds of millions of Hindus in the world today.

Author : T. Richard Blurton
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674391896

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Hindu Art by T. Richard Blurton Pdf

From the linga of Shiva to ritual lamps, from a Vishnu temple to a heap of stones streaked with sacred vermilion, from illustrations of the epic adventures of Rama to a terracotta goddess figurine, the art Hinduism has inspired over the centuries is as rich and various as the religion itself - and, for most Westerners, as unknown. Hindu Art offers a key to this mystery. A splendid, richly illustrated introduction, the book opens to readers the manifold glories of the religious art of the Indian subcontinent. The narratives that Hindu artists illustrate, the gods they depict, and the forms they observe are the products of thousands of years of tradition and development. In a survey that stretches back to prehistory, T. Richard Blurton discusses religious, cultural and historical influences that figure in Hindu art, as well as those that Hinduism shares with Buddhism and Jainism. Tracing the development of Hindu art, he shows how it has come to embrace the widely varying styles of regions from Nepal to Afghanistan, from Sri Lanka to Bangladesh. Against this historical background, Blurton considers the use of images from the three major cults of Hinduism - the worship of Shiva, Vishnu and the Great Goddess - in painting, sculpture and temple architecture. As fascinating as it is informative, Hindu Art offers invaluable insight into one of the world's great and ancient cultures. It will prove an indispensable resource for anyone with an interest in the art of India.

Author : Mulk Raj Anand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367144549

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The Hindu View of Art by Mulk Raj Anand Pdf

This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art. It sums up under the wider title of the Hindu view of art all such considerations - religious, philosophic, sociological, aesthetic and technical - as might be helpful for the understanding of Indian art.

Author : Pratapaditya Pal,Stephen P. Huyler,John E. Cort,Christian Luczanits,Debashish Banerji
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520288478

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Puja and Piety by Pratapaditya Pal,Stephen P. Huyler,John E. Cort,Christian Luczanits,Debashish Banerji Pdf

Accompanies the exhibition presented at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, April 17-July 31, 2016.

Author : Mulk Raj Anand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429627521

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The Hindu View of Art by Mulk Raj Anand Pdf

This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art. It sums up under the wider title of the Hindu view of art all such considerations – religious, philosophic, sociological, aesthetic and technical – as might be helpful for the understanding of Indian art.

Author : George Michell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0500203377

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Hindu Art and Architecture by George Michell Pdf

The art of Hinduism constitutes one of the world's greatest traditions. This volume examines the entire period, covering shrines consecrated to Hindu cults and works of art portraying Hindu divinities and semi-divine personalities.

Author : Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004361560

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Religion and the Arts: History and Method by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona Pdf

In Religion and the Arts: History and Method, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona analyses the origins and methodological journey of this field though concerns with repatriation, museum exhibitions, and globalization, to offer an indispensable introduction to study of the field.

Author : Heinrich von Stietencron
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Civilization, Hindu
ISBN : 8178241226

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Hindu Myth, Hindu History, Religion, Art, and Politics by Heinrich von Stietencron Pdf

Drawing Upon Varions Sources And Currents Folk, Tribal, And The Multilayered Sanskritic Tradition The Author Offers In This Volume, Major Insights Into The Complex Cultural History Of Hindu Traditions.

Author : Mulk Raj Anand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015009050546

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The Hindu View of Art by Mulk Raj Anand Pdf

Author : Frank Burch Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780190871192

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The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts by Frank Burch Brown Pdf

Nearly every form of religion or spirituality has a vital connection with art. Religions across the world, from Hinduism and Buddhism to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, have been involved over the centuries with a rich array of artistic traditions, both sacred and secular. In its uniquely multi-dimensional consideration of the topic, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts provides expert guidance to artistry and aesthetic theory in religion. The Handbook offers nearly forty original essays by an international team of leading scholars on the main topics, issues, methods, and resources for the study of religious and theological aesthetics. The volume ranges from antiquity to the present day to examine religious and artistic imagination, fears of idolatry, aesthetics in worship, and the role of art in social transformation and in popular religion-covering a full array of forms of media, from music and poetry to architecture and film. An authoritative text for scholars and students, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts will remain an invaluable resource for years to come.

Author : Sankar Prosad Ghosh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8176467855

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Hindu Religious Art and Architecture by Sankar Prosad Ghosh Pdf

Author : K. V. Soundara Rajan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Gods, Hindu, in art
ISBN : UOM:39015078001636

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India's Religious Art by K. V. Soundara Rajan Pdf

Author : Margaret Stutley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429624254

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The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography by Margaret Stutley Pdf

Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background. This book, first published in 1985, covers all aspects of Hindu iconography, and explains that its roots lie far back in the style of prehistoric art. The dictionary demonstrates the rich profusion of cults, divinities, symbols, sects and philosophical views encompassed by the Hindu religious tradition.

Author : Hans T. Bakker
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004412071

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Holy Ground: Where Art and Text Meet by Hans T. Bakker Pdf

The 31 selected and revised articles in the volume Holy Ground: Where Art and Text Meet, written by Hans Bakker between 1986 and 2016, vary from theoretical subjects to historical essays on the classical culture of India. They combine two mainstreams: the Sanskrit textual tradition, including epigraphy, and the material culture as expressed in works of religious art and iconography. The study of text and art in close combination in the actual field where they meet provides a great potential for understanding. The history of holy places is therefore one of the leitmotivs that binds these studies together. One article, "The Ramtek Inscriptions II", was co-authored by Harunaga Isaacson, two articles, on "Moksadharma 187 and 239–241" and "The Quest for the Pasupata Weapon," by Peter C. Bisschop.