Performance tradition in India
by Avasthī, Sureśa, National Book Trust
fromIndia, the land and the people
Comprehensive account of various art forms as practiced in different parts of India.
Performance tradition in India
by Avasthī, Sureśa, National Book Trust
fromIndia, the land and the people
Comprehensive account of various art forms as practiced in different parts of India.
"In The Body Adorned, Vidya Dehejia, who has dedicated her career to the study of Indian art, draws on the literature of court poets, the hymns of saints and acharyas, and verses from inscriptions to illuminate premodern India's unique treatment of the sculpted and painted form.…
In this work, the author draws on the literature of court poets, the hymns of saints and 'acharyas', and verses from inscriptions to illuminate premodern India's unique treatment of the sculpted and painted form.
The sensuous human form-elegant and eye-catching-is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god Shiva, greatest of all yogis and most beautiful of all beings, to stone dancers twisting along temple walls, the body in Indian art is always richly adorned. A…
The sensuous human form--elegant and eye-catching--is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god Shiva, greatest of all yogis and most beautiful of all beings, to stone dancers twisting along temple walls, the body in Indian art is always richly adorned.…
The sensuous human form--elegant and eye-catching--is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god Shiva, greatest of all yogis and most beautiful of all beings, to stone dancers twisting along temple walls, the body in Indian art is always richly adorned.…
