ISBN13: | 9780367149017 |
ISBN10: | 036714901X |
Binding: | Hardback |
No. of pages: | 210 pages |
Size: | 234x156 mm |
Weight: | 453 g |
Language: | English |
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Arts in general
Painting, graphics
Sculpture and ceramics
Eastern (and miscellaneous) philosophy
Religious sciences in general
Christianity
Hinduism
Art history in general
Arts in general (charity campaign)
Painting, graphics (charity campaign)
Sculpture and ceramics (charity campaign)
Eastern (and miscellaneous) philosophy (charity campaign)
Religious sciences in general (charity campaign)
Christianity (charity campaign)
Hinduism (charity campaign)
Art history in general (charity campaign)
The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography
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Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background. This book, first published in 1985, covers all aspects of Hindu iconography, and demonstrates the array of cults, divinities, symbols, sects and philosophical views of the Hindu religious tradition.
Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background. This book, first published in 1985, covers all aspects of Hindu iconography, and explains that its roots lie far back in the style of prehistoric art. The dictionary demonstrates the rich profusion of cults, divinities, symbols, sects and philosophical views encompassed by the Hindu religious tradition.
1. Introduction 2. English Subjects and Sanskrit Equivalents 3. Abbreviations 4. Dictionary 5. Bibliography