Iconography Of Balarāma

Author : Nilakanth Purushottam Joshi
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Balarām (Hindu deity)
ISBN : 8170171075

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Iconography of Balarāma by Nilakanth Purushottam Joshi Pdf

For Comprehensive Study Of Hindu Iconography Minor Divinities Call For Special Attention. Balarama Is One Of Them. Though Accepted On All Hands As The Elder Brother Of Krsna And Sometimes As An Incarnation Of Visnu He Rarely Commands An Independent And Superior Status In Hindu Pantheon. He Finds Mention In The Epics And The Puranas And Is Very Much Known To The Jaina Works Also. In The Fields Of Numismatics And Plastic Art He Has Been Depicted Right From The Early Centuries Of The Pre-Christian Era. The Present Work Intends To Study The Different Iconographic Aspects Of This Minor But Important Deity.

Author : N. P. Joshi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1979-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0836405382

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Iconography of Balarama by N. P. Joshi Pdf

Author : T.A. Gopinatha Rao
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1914-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Elements of Hindu iconography by T.A. Gopinatha Rao Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789394701342

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Delights and Disquiets of Leisure in Premodern India by Anonim Pdf

Leisure is a corollary to pleasure. Essays in this historical exploration trace how leisure and recreation were often imagined and celebrated during premodern times, from the ancient to the precolonial period. This book takes into account the differential access to leisure and pleasure based on class and gender where masculinity is projected through manly sports and femininity though beauty and indulgence in the projection of recreation, entertainment and luxury. The counter-discourse representing labour for those who cater for this leisure is invisibilized as is their transactional nature. The volume dwells on the attitudes, prescribed and proscribed, and brings to the fore the differences across religious ideologies such as Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jaina and Muslim in various periods. Further it looks at leisure in the various classes and cultural spaces such as the elite, women, the king in the bed chamber, the court with dancing girls, public areas such as orchards and gardens and performance spaces.

Author : Lavanya Vemsani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798216108450

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Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture by Lavanya Vemsani Pdf

Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism, a religion that has been a fundamental force for thousands of years. This accessible encyclopedia covers texts, practices, scholarship, and arts related to Krishna from the earliest known sources on. As Eastern religions and related practices such as yoga become increasingly popular, there is a need for resources that explain where these practices come from and what they mean. This is one of those works. Krishna is central to Hindu philosophy, theology, art, architecture, and literature, and an understanding of Krishna will give students greater understanding of the role of Hinduism around the world. Yet this isn't just a book on religion. The encyclopedia also provides insights into Indian and world history and into contemporary concerns, fostering respect for religious and cultural diversity. Entries on a wide range of subjects related to Krishna cover India and other places where major Krishna religious centers and temples are established worldwide. Articles draw from classical Indian sources dating back as far as 1300 BCE and from folk and worldwide literature, including mythology from Jainism and Buddhism. The book's alphabetical organization, cross references in each entry that highlight related entries and further readings, and topical and thematic lists will facilitate in-depth research.

Author : Alf Hiltebeitel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004185661

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Reading the Fifth Veda by Alf Hiltebeitel Pdf

Bringing together Hiltebeitel's major essays on the the Mah?bh?rata, the R?m?ya?a, and the south Indian cults of Draupad? and K?tt???avar along with new articles written especially for this collection, this two volume work offers a comprehensive re-reading of the Indian epic tradition by the foremost scholar in Indian epic studies today.

Author : Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art
Publisher : McGill Universities Libraries
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015041233373

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Sources in Iconography in the Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, McGill University by Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art Pdf

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1077 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781598842067

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Religious Celebrations [2 volumes] by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

This two-volume work presents a comprehensive survey of all the ways people celebrate religious life around the globe. Religious Celebrations is an alphabetically organized encyclopedia that covers more than 800 celebratory occasions from all of the world's major religious communities as well as many of the minor faith traditions. The encyclopedia provides a complete reference tool for examining the myriad ways people worldwide celebrate their religious lives across religious boundaries, providing information on numerous celebratory activities never before covered in a reference work. Offering the most comprehensive coverage of religious holidays ever assembled, this two-volume book covers festivals, commemorations, holidays, and annual religious gatherings all over the world, with special attention paid to the celebrations in larger countries. Entries written by distinguished researchers and specialists on different religious communities capture the unique intensity of each event, be it fasting or feasting, frenzied activity or the universal cessation of work, a huge gathering of the faithful en masse or a small family-centered event. The work spotlights celebrations that currently exist without overlooking now-abandoned celebrations that still impact the modern world.

Author : Lavanya Vemsani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015069373770

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Hindu and Jain Mythology of Balarāma by Lavanya Vemsani Pdf

Studies the evolution of Balarama in Vaisnavism through comparative analysis of Balarama stories from selected Hindu puranas, asserting that Balarama was a multifaceted deity of considerable importance in early Vaisnavism. The analysis of Balarama stories provides insight into the long process of the development of Vaisnavism.

Author : Constance Jones,James D. Ryan
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780816075645

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Encyclopedia of Hinduism by Constance Jones,James D. Ryan Pdf

An illustrated A to Z reference containing more than 700 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to Hinduism.

Author : Umakant Premanand Shah
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Jaina art
ISBN : 817017208X

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Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana by Umakant Premanand Shah Pdf

The JAINA-RUPA-MANDANA Volume I is an authentic work on Jaina iconography from the pen of a well-known authority on the subject, Dr. Umakant P.Shah, an eminent Indologist and art-historian with specialization in Jaina art and literature. Illustrated profusely with over two hundred monochrome plates, the work is a standard textbook and a very useful guide to all students in Indian art and archaeology and to Museum Curators. The work is supplemented with a large number of iconographic tables for images of all important Jaina gods and goddesses. Dr. Shah, the author, has for the first time given solutions to various basis problems of Jaina iconography supported with ample evidence from both archaeology and literature including unpublished original texts still in manuscripts.

Author : Julia Shaw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1029 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315432632

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Buddhist Landscapes in Central India by Julia Shaw Pdf

The “monumental bias” of Buddhist archaeology has hampered our understanding of the socio-religious mechanisms that enabled early Buddhist monks to establish themselves in new areas. To articulate these relationships, Shaw presents here the first integrated study of settlement archaeology and Buddhist history, carried out in the area around Sanchi, a Central Indian UNESCO World Heritage site. Her comprehensive, data-rich, and heavily illustrated work provides an archaeological basis for assessing theories regarding the dialectical relationship between Buddhism and surrounding lay populations. It also sheds light on the role of the introduction of Buddhism in changing settlement patterns.This volume was originally published in 2007 by the British Association of South Asian Studies.

Author : Kalpana S. Desai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015015252474

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Iconography of Viṣṇu (in Northern India, Upto the Mediaeval Period) by Kalpana S. Desai Pdf

Author : Guy L. Beck
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791483411

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Alternative Krishnas by Guy L. Beck Pdf

Krishna—widely venerated and adored in the Hindu tradition—is a deity of many aspects. An ancient manifestation of the Supreme God Vishnu, or the Godhead itself, Krishna is the bringer of Yoga philosophy and the creator of the universe, the destroyer of evil tyrants, and the hero of the epic Mahabharata. He is also described in classical Sanskrit texts as having human characteristics and enjoying very human pursuits: Krishna is the butter thief, cowherd, philanderer, and flute player. Yet even these playful depictions are based upon descriptions found in the Sanskrit canon, and mostly reflect familiar, classical Pan-Indian images. In this book, contributors examine the alternative, or unconventional, Krishnas, offering examples from more localized Krishna traditions found in different regions among various ethnic groups, vernacular language traditions, and remote branches of Indian religions. These wide-ranging, alternative visions of Krishna include the Tantric Krishna of Bengal, Krishna in urban women's rituals, Krishna as monogamous husband and younger brother in Braj, Krishna in Jainism, Krishna in Marathi tradition, Krishna in South India, and the Krishna of nineteenth-century reformed Hinduism.

Author : Sunil Kumar Bhattacharya
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art, Indic
ISBN : 8175330015

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Krishna-cult in Indian Art by Sunil Kumar Bhattacharya Pdf

The place of Krishna in Indian Art has remained obscured for many years until a parallelism was made by J. Kennedy in the years 1913-17 in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, in which the similarly of Krishna and Christ was suggested. However, this book explodes that theory and expounds the myth of the legendary Krishna and establishes the origin and development of the most important God of the Hindu Pantheon. Thus the iconography and stylistic development of Krishna explodes all the prevalent theories and categorically proves the importance of Krishna in Indian art. The subject of the book is explicity the representation of Krishna in Indian sculpture and painting. However, such an art-historical study has necessitated a good deal of discussion of the legend itself for the sake of understanding the iconography.