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Author : Niranjan Mahawar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788170174806
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Bastar Bronzes written by Niranjan Mahawar and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study on the tribal art on bronze at Bastar District of Jharkhand State, India.
Author : Peter Berger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134061188
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Modern Anthropology of India written by Peter Berger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Modern Anthropology of India is an accessible textbook providing a critical overview of the ethnographic work done in India since 1947. It assesses the history of research in each region and serves as a practical and comprehensive guide to the main themes dealt with by ethnographers. It highlights key analytical concepts and paradigms that came to be of relevance in particular regions in the recent history of research in India, and which possibly gained a pan-Indian or even trans-Indian significance. Structured according to the states of the Indian union, contributors raise several key questions, including: What themes were ethnographers interested in? What are the significant ethnographic contributions? How are peoples, communities and cultural areas represented? How has the ethnographic research in the area developed? Filling a significant gap in the literature, the book is an invaluable resource to students and researchers in the field of Indian anthropology/ethnography, regional anthropology and postcolonial studies. It is also of interest to students of South Asian studies in general as it provides an extensive and critical overview of regionally based ethnographic activity undertaken in India.
Author : M. Postel
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bastar Folk Art written by M. Postel and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations: Numerous illustrations Description: The present work documents different aspects of the cultural heritage of the district of Bastar. While the varied lifestyles of the Maria and Muria Gonds, and other groups, have been the focus of considerable anthropological research, relatively little is known of the numerous temples that represent the establishment of the Nagvansi dynasty in the 10th century and subsequently that of the Kakatiya. The ruins of Bhongapal and Garh Gobrahin are estimated to be older and bear testimony to the transitory efflorescence of the Buddhist and Vaisnavite faiths. Their influence on the socio-religious structure of the indigenous population is reflected in the village shrines, highlighting an on-going process of mutual enrichment. In illustrating the most important places of worship, an attempt has been made to explore the intersection of traditions. The subtle interplay of cultural interaction through time renders it difficult to distinguish the 'folk' from the classical, indicating the need to review our concepts of Indian art. The myriad deities fashioned by the Ghadwa brass casters have poorly defined attributes which belie the fluid nature of the local belief system and the freedom of artistic expression. Although hollow casting is an ancient technique, the chemical analyses of selected brasses reveal the use of scrap metal, thus corroborating earlier findings. The quality of craftsmanship has inevitably declined in the face of commercialisation and the growing demand for mass-produced items. The element of continuity and change is also manifest in the raising of memorials to the dead whereby ancestors assume divine status, reinforcing in the process, the ties that bind clan members to their land. The ethnographic and archaeological perspectives of current practices have been examined. The publication is embellished with 294 colour and black and white photographs
Author : Brian A. Dursum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Change and Continuity written by Brian A. Dursum and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This exhibition catalogue divides the countries and essays into three areas: South India; Northwest India; Northeast India. Over 300 illustrations make this a monumental reference. Contributions by Sasha Altaf, Roy Craven, Leo Figiel, Aaron Freedman, Katherine Hacker, Corneilia Mallebrein and Ruth Rosenwasser. 156 pgs.; 356 items in this exhibition." --Amazon.
Author : Shakti Maira
Publisher : Random House India
ISBN 13 : 9385990942
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Towards Ananda written by Shakti Maira and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who knows India is aware of its sophisticated aesthetic philosophy and equally rich history of making everyday things beautiful. Yet, most Indians, and travellers to India, have also experienced the great contrast between its ingrained beauty and its contemporary ugliness. Towards Ananda examines the many reasons for such a paradox, with particular focus on the visual arts. Unlike most books on Indian art and aesthetics which emphasize the ‘glorious past’ of the classical traditions, this one is centred on the present and the future—on contemporary art and its place in the emerging global art world. The author explores ancient theories of aesthetics in the light of contemporary challenges, and journeys across the country to distil the complex forces which have shaped Indian aesthetics. He also gives us an overview of Western ideologies and art movements, and their conflict with Eastern perspectives. In the course of the narrative, the author illustrates the application of the aesthetic values of balance, rhythm, harmony and proportionality in art—as also in economics, development strategies, health, education, city planning, architecture, and product design. Though the primary focus is India, the issues discussed, of purpose and practice, content and context, market forces and institutions, extend to all societies that are becoming homogenized by globalization. A book that engages the reader both intellectually and emotionally, Towards Ananda is a seamless chain of ideas about the production and consumption of art in modern times. As an insider’s view of the art world, it offers valuable insights into how artists see, think and work. And since art can never be separate from the experience of reality, it is also a provocative commentary on the state and society that we are a part of.
Author : Harsha V. Dehejia
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Gods Beyond Temples written by Harsha V. Dehejia and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sacred in the Indian tradition is more an experience than a concept and goes much beyond the narrow confines of an organised temple or even a shrine. The gods of this tradition, as well as those who hold them sacred, are simple and unpretentious yet dignified and self-assured. Whether it is a tree that is held sacred or a naturally occurring stone that is reverred, a river that is the embodiment of divinity itself, an ancestor that is the embodiment of divinity itself, an ancestor that is worshipped, a fabric that is simply draped, a road side shrine on a busy street or a votive terracota horse that is lovingly made and offered, a narrative scroll that holds its audience spell-bound; here is religion at work that is as spontaneous as it is intense, charged with faith, fervor and commitment; now private and now shared, that forms an integral part of the lived lives of these common people, be they rural or urban, tribal or traditional. The rituals and practices for these deities are neither scripted nor canonized, but what they may lack in grandeur, erudition and ceremony, they more than make up in the faith and feeling that they generate. In a civilisation which has encountered majestic truths and erected grand temples, these sacred manifestations and expressions of the ordinary people tend to be sidelined or dismissed by scholars as well as the world at large, as minor or lesser gods worthy of curiosity but not of serious study, but it is important to remember that they have a beauty and presence of their own in the pluralistic Indian tradition.
Author : Subhashini Aryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Folk Bronzes of Rajasthan written by Subhashini Aryan and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Tribal written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : University of Michigan. Museum of Art
Publisher : UM Libraries
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bulletin written by University of Michigan. Museum of Art and published by UM Libraries. This book was released on 1978 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1084 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The India Magazine of Her People and Culture written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Indian Art History Congress. Session
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the 10th Session of Indian Art History Congress, Tezpur, Assam, December 12, 2001 written by Indian Art History Congress. Session and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents 15 Papers Relating To Medieval Art Of India (1000 A.D. To 1700 A.D.). The Papers Relate To Several Indian Religions And Their Sub-Seeks Contains 43 Plates In Black And White.
Author : Günther-Dietz Sontheimer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book In the Company of Gods written by Günther-Dietz Sontheimer and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Volume Contains Twenty Essays Divided Into Four Sections: Folk Religion, Bhakti, History And Law, And An Epilogue That Reflects On Sontheimer`S Thoughts On Hindu Law, The Constituents Of Hinduism, His Interest In Folk Bronzes, Documentary Film-Making, And A Poem By Dilip Chitre On Sontheimer. The Resultant Volume Is Testimony To The Shoreless Reach Of Sontheimer`S Work.
Author : Navala Kr̥shṇa
Publisher : Virago Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Ananda-vana of Indian Art written by Navala Kr̥shṇa and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prof. Dr. Anand Krishna needs no introduction to the world ofIndian Art and Culture. With his experience of study, research andpublication in this field, on his father Rai Krishnadasa s richfoundation, his creativity goes back to 1944; his tradition continueseven to the next generation.This unique volume is a compilation of articles contributed byhis colleagues, friends and students all Indian art specialists fromthe whole world. Covering almost 2,000 years, this book embracesalmost every facet of the Indian arts, such as architecture, sculpture,textiles, decorative arts, folk and modern art, sociology and culture.Enriched with over 400 spectacular colour and b&w relevantillustrations, this unprecedented scholarly book will be a source ofinformation for the academics as well as of great interest to everyperson fascinated with Indian art.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Hamārī Ādivāsī Virāsata written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pratapaditya Pal
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book 2000, Reflections on the Arts in India written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arts reflect a society's deeply held values and aesthetic sensibilities. It is therefore necessary to periodically review the arts as an indicator of the broader developments in society and discern the direction in which they are heading. To greet the arrival of 2001, this volume invited more than a dozen scholars and intellectuals -- each as expert in his or her field -- to assess the current state of the world of art in India. The topics selected provide a wide range of issues and trends, problems and perspectives.
Author : Orissa Research Programme. International Conference
Publisher : Manohar Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Time in India written by Orissa Research Programme. International Conference and published by Manohar Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed papers presented at the annual International Conference of the Orissa Research Programme in Salzau, 2002.
Author : Indian Art History Congress. Session
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the ... Session of Indian Art History Congress written by Indian Art History Congress. Session and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
