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Discourses on Siva
Michael W. . Ed(S): Meister
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Description for Discourses on Siva
Hardback. Seal on t.p.: South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania. Editor(s): Meister, Michael W. Num Pages: 544 pages, 330 illus. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1547.
Discourses on Śiva is a collection of essays on the nature of religious imagery in Indian art. Focusing on Śaivite monuments, Śaivite iconography, iconology, literary sources, and forms of Śiva, they fulfill several intentions: to clarify the historical processes of and rationales for image formation in India; to give an overview of current methodologies for approaching art in its Indian context, particularly of the ways in which scholars have established subtle as well as obvious links between visual and written traditions; and to create a foundation for viewing religious art in India in relation to more "literary" artistic traditions elsewhere. ... Read more
Discourses on Śiva is a collection of essays on the nature of religious imagery in Indian art. Focusing on Śaivite monuments, Śaivite iconography, iconology, literary sources, and forms of Śiva, they fulfill several intentions: to clarify the historical processes of and rationales for image formation in India; to give an overview of current methodologies for approaching art in its Indian context, particularly of the ways in which scholars have established subtle as well as obvious links between visual and written traditions; and to create a foundation for viewing religious art in India in relation to more "literary" artistic traditions elsewhere. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812279092
SKU
V9780812279092
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About Michael W. . Ed(S): Meister
Michael W. Meister is the W. Norman Brown Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
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