Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2019-03-04
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9780526847372
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Author: Swami Sivapriyananda
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9788170172314
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In India, Astrology Is Not Merely A Method Of Divination, But An Integral Part Of Its Religious And Cultural Traditions. The Book Explores The Interrelatedness Of Astrology, Art And Religion. In The Beginning It Deals With The Foundations Of Hindu Astrology And Its Rich Symbolism. It Then Goes On To Describe The Various Representations Of Astral Symbols In The Traditional Arts Of Sculpture And Painting. Finally, The Book Shows How Artistic Representations Of Astral Deities Such As Planets And Stars Are Used In Ritual And Worship.
Author: John Kieschnick
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2014-01-23
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0812245601
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this collection of original essays, leading Asian studies scholars take a new look at the way the Chinese conceived of India in their literature, art, and religious thought in the premodern era.
Author: Frank Burch Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018-01-02
Total Pages: 565
ISBN-13: 0190871199
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Giriraj Shah Satya Pal Ruhela
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9788171825929
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Karel Werner
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-09-30
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1136101144
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A thorough survey of great interest and value to scholars in this field. Contributions in this series stem from a Symposia on Indian Religions which took place over ten years (1975 to 1984). The Seventh Symposium housed in Oxford, UK in 1981 was concerned with the theme of symbolism in Indian religions and like its previous one-theme conference on mysticism, generated much interest and led to this publication.
Author: S. Gajrani
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9788182050617
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Heather Elgood
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2000-04-01
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 0304707392
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.