| Description |
157 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
I. Parading the gods : bronze devotional images of Chola South India / John Guy -- II. Beauty and the body of God / Vidya Dehejia -- III. Looking at Chola bronzes / John Eskenazi -- Catalogue / Vidya Dehejia -- 1. Shiva and his imagery -- 2. Shiva saints -- 3. Vishnu and his imagery -- 4. The Jain faith -- App. A. The Vikramacholanula : a Chola processional poem / Daud Ali -- App. B. The dance of Shiva / Auguste Rodin |
| Summary |
"Between the eighth and the thirteenth centuries, the Chola dynasty was the dominant cultural, religious and political force in southern India. The most spectacular elements of the dynasty's artistic legacy are its bronze representations of Shiva and other Hindu gods." "This illustrated book presents nearly thirty of these works. Expert authors explore how and why the figures came to be made and examine the role they played within Hinduism and Chola culture. Full-page illustrations and numerous details reveal the bronzes' sensual beauty, which will be a revelation to a Western audience."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 11 Nov. 2006-25 Feb. 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 152-153) and index |
| Subject |
Sculpture, Chola -- India, South -- Exhibitions.
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Bronze sculpture, Indic -- India, South -- Exhibitions.
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Hindu sculpture -- India, South -- Exhibitions.
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| SUBJECT |
India, South http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064957 -- Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005029 -- Exhibitions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275
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India, South http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064957 -- Religion http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007663 -- Exhibitions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Author |
Dehejia, Vidya.
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Eskenazi, John.
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Guy, John, 1949-
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Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
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| LC no. |
2007274391 |
| ISBN |
9781903973837 cased |
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190397383X cased |
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9781903973844 paperback |
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1903973848 paperback |
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