Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misconceptions. 'Darśan', a Sanskrit word that means 'seeing' is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to look beyond Hindu images with imagination.
Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misconceptions. 'Darśan', a Sanskrit word that means 'seeing' is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to look beyond Hindu images with imagination.
The author brings together two ancient, continuous religious traditions, Hindu and Orthodox Christianity. She explores the Orthodox and Hindu ways of realising the divine potential within a human. In what ways do the Hindu teachings correspond to or differ from the Orthodox appr…
The author brings together two ancient, continuous religious traditions, Hindu and Orthodox Christianity. She explores the Orthodox and Hindu ways of realising the divine potential within a human. In what ways do the Hindu teachings correspond to or differ from the Orthodox appr…
A contribution to the dialogue between Hinduism and Orthodox Christianity, emphasising important commonalities in thought and practice.
"Analyzing the ways in which ideas of heroic discourse and the socio-religious and political needs of the period moulded iconography, this book explores the evolution of the iconography of the early mediaeval Hindu temples of the Indian peninsula, over the course of the sixth-tw…