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OverviewArt in India is never removed from life, intimately tied as it is to religion, aesthetics and utility. A walk into a temple or a place of worship becomes an experience at many levels, tactile, olfactory, sensory and visual, spiritual and religious. Taking any of the elements individually, is thus a part experience at best. In this book, the author brings to the reader the Goddess Parvati, the Female Principle, consort of the God Shiva, lover, mother, provider, embodiment of beauty. In showing her in each of her manifestations, he tries to create the ambience that would normally exist around her to show her in her true glory. The images in stone come mostly from the classical period in North India. The dominant theme in the stone sculptures is the amorousness of Shiva and Parvati, and images of the generic term Uma-Maheshvara, half female-half male. Chola bronze images are also included, as are images painted on glass, later miniature paintings and folk Kalighat paintings from Bengal. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harsha V. DehejiaPublisher: Grantha Corporation Imprint: Grantha Corporation Dimensions: Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.50cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9781890206123ISBN 10: 1890206121 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 06 July 2006 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword; I Paint, therefore I Am ; The Comic Muse; The Artist's I ; My Life & Times; Face to Face with Picasso; Questions Answered; Biodata.ReviewsThis book is a celebration of Goddess Parvati in which the author brings to the reader the various aspects and manifestations of the goddess. A well-illustrated book. -- Poonam Soni, Swagat Author InformationHarsha V Dehejia has a double Doctorate in Medicine and in Ancient Indian Culture, both from the University of Bombay. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London and Glasgow and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Canada. He is Professor of Religion at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and is a practising physician. His special interests are in Indian Aesthetics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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