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| Author | : Richard H. Davis |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 350 |
| Release | : 2020-07-21 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1400844428 |
For many centuries, Hindus have taken it for granted that the religious images they place in temples and home shrines for purposes of worship are alive. Hindu priests bring them to life through a complex ritual "establishment" that invokes the god or goddess into material support. Priests and devotees then maintain the enlivened image as a divine person through ongoing liturgical activity: they must awaken it in the morning, bathe it, dress it, feed it, entertain it, praise it, and eventually put it to bed at night. In this linked series of case studies of Hindu religious objects, Richard Davis argues that in some sense these believers are correct: through ongoing interactions with humans, religious objects are brought to life. Davis draws largely on reader-response literary theory and anthropological approaches to the study of objects in society in order to trace the biographies of Indian religious images over many centuries. He shows that Hindu priests and worshipers are not the only ones to enliven images. Bringing with them differing religious assumptions, political agendas, and economic motivations, others may animate the very same objects as icons of sovereignty, as polytheistic "idols," as "devils," as potentially lucrative commodities, as objects of sculptural art, or as symbols for a whole range of new meanings never foreseen by the images' makers or original worshipers.
| Author | : Brendavan Chandra Bhattacharya |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1921 |
| Genre | : Art, Hindu |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Richard H. Davis |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 1999-05-02 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780691005201 |
Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Translation and Transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Living Images -- 2. Trophies of War -- 3. Images Overthrown -- 4. Visnu's Miraculous Returns -- 5. Indian Images Collected -- 6. Reconstructions of Somanatha -- 7. Loss and Recovery of Ritual Self -- Conclusion: Identities and Manifestations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Bibliographic Appendix -- Index.
| Author | : Aby Warburg |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780801484353 |
Aby M. Warburg (1866-1929) is recognized not only as one of the century's preeminent art and renaissance historians but also as a founder of twentieth-century methods in iconology and cultural studies in general. Warburg's 1923 lecture, first published in German in 1988 and now available in the first complete English translation, offers at once a window on his career, a formative statement of his cultural history of modernity, and a document in the ethnography of the American Southwest. This edition includes thirty-nine photographs, many of them originally presented as slides with the speech, and a rich interpretive essay by the translator. The presentation grew out of Warburg's 1895 encounter with the Hopi Indians, an experience he claimed generated his theory of the Renaissance. In this powerfully written piece, Warburg investigates the relationships among ethnography, iconography, and cultural studies to develop a multicultural history of modernity. As an independent scholar in Hamburg, Warburg led the intellectual circle that included Erwin Panofsky and Ernst Cassirer, pioneers in the investigation of cultural history through the analysis of visual art and the interpretation of symbols. When Warburg wrote this exposition, however, he was a mental patient in a Kreuzlingen sanatorium. Warburg's vulnerable state of mind lends urgency and passion to his discussion of human rationality and cultural demons.
| Author | : Madhu Bazaz Wangu |
| Publisher | : Abhinav Publications |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9788170174165 |
Goddess Images Are Omnipresent Within The Cultural Fabric Of India, Yet Most Indians Are Unaware Of Uplifting Meanings These Images Convey. In The Book, Images Of Indian Goddesses,. Dr. Madhu Bazaz Wangu Explains The Emergence Of Indian Goddesses Within The Changing Social, Political And Cultural Environment From The Prehistoric To The Present Times And Explains Their Metaphysical Meanings. Why Are Hindu Goddesses Paradoxical In Nature? Why Are They Portrayed As Erotic And Maternal Simultaneously? Why Do They Have Multiple Arms? Why Do Some Of Them Have Their Own Vehicle (Vahana) And Some Do Not? Why Are Such Images Portrayed On The Popular Calendar- Posters? The Book Answers Such Questions And Helps The Reader Understand Their Meanings. The Goddesses Discussed Range From The Devoted Sita To The Sinister Kali; From The Warrior Durga To The Auspicious Shri Lakshmi; From The Erotic Radha To The Serene Sarasvati And Many Others. Dr. Wangu Firmly Feels That If Experienced Hindu Goddesses Have A Potential For Stimulating The Onlooker'S Innermost Self. Experiencing Goddess Imagery Uplifts This Worldly Life And Ponders The Nature Of The Other -Worldly Existence. Furthermore, The Book Argues That The Goddesses Are Stimulating And Empowering Models Not Only For Indian Women But For All. Images Of Indian Goddesses Helps A Common Person Understand And Appreciate The Bewildering Number Of Female Images Expressed In India'S Sacred Art. The Book Is Not Only Absorbing And Inspiring, It Also Offers A Visual Treasury Of Goddess Art Images. Its Text Is Food For The Mind And The Illustrations Are A Feast For The Eyes.
| Author | : Hosakote Krishna Sastri |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 1916 |
| Genre | : Gods in art |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Christopher Pinney |
| Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9781861891846 |
Chris Pinney demonstrates how printed images were pivotal to India's struggle for national and religious independence. He also provides a history of printing in India.
| Author | : M. Marubbio |
| Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2006-12-15 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 081312414X |
Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film. M. Elise Marubbio examines the sacrificial role in which a young Native woman allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result of that choice. In studying thirty-four Hollywood films from the silent period to the present, she draws upon theories of colonization, gender, race, and film studies to ground her analysis in broader historical and sociopolitical context and to help answer the question, “What does it mean to be an American?” The book reveals a cultural iconography embedded in the American psyche. As such, the Native American woman is a racialized and sexualized other. A conquerable body, she represents both the seductions and the dangers of the American frontier and the Manifest Destiny of the American nation to master it.
| Author | : Shobit Arya |
| Publisher | : SCB Distributors |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2015-07-08 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 8183283632 |
The Indian Woman - a picture of poise, an image of intellect, an exposition of enterprise. She doesn't just nurture the social, cultural and spiritual traditions of India by strengthening the ancient civilization's family values and secular ethos, but also nourishes the young nation's spirit of entrepreneurship by playing a stellar role across professions, businesses and industries. This iconoclastic book captures fascinating journeys of some of the most celebrated Indian women. From the iconic Lata Mangeshkar to the fiery Mary Kom, from the legendary Bhanu Athaiya to the brilliant Kiran Mazumdar Shaw - for the first time they all come together to share their inspiring experiences, in their own words. With Contributions by: Lata Mangeshkar Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Bhanu Athaiya Shahnaz Husain Sunita Narain Naina Lal Kidwai Fathima Beevi Padma Bandopadhyay Gita Gopinath MC Mary Kom A collector's item, this creatively conceptualized and beautifully designed book, provides deep insights into the mind of this great nation and its women and succeeds in passing on the enduring legacy to future generations.
| Author | : National Anthropological Archives |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 1971 |
| Genre | : Indians of North America |
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