Frog hymns and rain babies monsoon culture and the art of ancient South Asia
Pt. I : New methodology. The Rigvedic frog hymn, shaving of hair, and monsoon culture -- Monsoon culture and the concept of prana in visual art -- pt. II : Artistic expressions of monsoon culture. Pipal tree, tonsured monks, and Ushnisha -- Chakravartin, the rainmaker -- The symbolism of Ashokan pil...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Mumbai
Marg Foundation
2013
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Hindu art
> Buddhist art
> Civilization
> Art, South Asian
> History
> Art, Indic
> Winds in art
> Winds in literature
> South Asia
> Art
> Südasien
> Kunst
> Plastik
> Monsun
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Pt. I : New methodology. The Rigvedic frog hymn, shaving of hair, and monsoon culture -- Monsoon culture and the concept of prana in visual art -- pt. II : Artistic expressions of monsoon culture. Pipal tree, tonsured monks, and Ushnisha -- Chakravartin, the rainmaker -- The symbolism of Ashokan pillars -- Atmospheric gestation : deciphering Ajanta ceiling paintings and related works -- pt. III : The continuity of monsoon culture in Nepal. Creatures of the rain-river and cloud-lakes -- Dance of conception and rain babies : mother goddesses and the cult of kumara -- Shri and Lakshmi : rain-river and agrarian prosperity |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 212 S. zahlr. Ill. 32 cm |
| ISBN: | 9788192110646 978-81-921106-4-6 8192110648 81-921106-4-8 |