| Discourses on Śiva: Proceedings of a Symposium on the Nature of Religious Imagery Contributor(s): Meister, Michael W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0812279093 ISBN-13: 9780812279092 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Religion | Hinduism - General |
| Dewey: 700.954 |
| LCCN: 83012529 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 8.5" W x 11" (3.41 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Hindu |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |