Leaves of A Pipal Tree: Aesthetic Reflections on some Hindu Myths and Symbols
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Leaves of A Pipal Tree: Aesthetic Reflections on some Hindu Myths and Symbols
India is a civilisation of many images, a culture of many visual feasts, a tradition where the visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and gathas our songs and stories, where our temples are not only places of worship but equally a gallery of beautiful forms and figures where myth is as important as doctrine, where ancient memories are full of cherished narratives where mythic beings are reimagined
Author
HARSHA V. DEHEJIA
About the Author(s)
HARSHA V. DEHEJIA has a double doctorate, one in Medicine and the other in Ancient Indian Culture both from Bombay University, in India. His first two books, The Advaita of Art and Parvatidarpana have been acclaimed.
Leaves of A Pipal Tree: Aesthetic Reflections on some Hindu Myths and Symbols
India is a civilisation of many images, a culture of many visual feasts, a tradition where the visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and gathas our songs and stories, where our temples are not only places of worship but equally a gallery of beautiful forms and figures where myth is as important as doctrine, where ancient memories are full of cherished narratives where mythic beings are reimagined
Author
HARSHA V. DEHEJIA
About the Author(s)
HARSHA V. DEHEJIA has a double doctorate, one in Medicine and the other in Ancient Indian Culture both from Bombay University, in India. His first two books, The Advaita of Art and Parvatidarpana have been acclaimed.
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| Weight | 0.5 kg |
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| Dimensions | 10 × 11 × 12 cm |
| Book Author | Harsha V. Dehejia |
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- Store Name: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
- Vendor: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
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