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The Body Adorned: Dissolving Boundaries Between Sacred and Profane in India's Art
The Body Adorned Dissolving Boundaries Between Sacred and Profane in India's Art
Author: Vidya Dehejia
The sensuous human form-elegant and eye-catching-is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god Shiva, greatest of all yogis and most beautiful of all beings, to stone dancers twisting along temple walls, the body in Indian art is always richly adorned. Alankara (ornament) protects the body and makes it complete a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231512664
ISBN-10: 023151266X
Pages: 238
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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