COVERS FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPAL PHILOSOPHICAL EXPRESSIONS; ATTEMPTS TO FIND RELEVANCE TO CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONS.

Saivism; Some Glimpses

G.V. Tagore

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Reality and Mysticism; Perspectives in the Upanisads

PULIGANDLA, RAMAKRISHNA

Puliganda, Ramakrishna

Language: English Pages: 1683 (B &amp; W Illus: 250, Figures: 231) From the Jacket : The Hindu pantheon is a bewildering profusion: a mix of deities, demons, and heroes, which perplexes not only the neophytes, but even the best of scholarly minds. Yet, despite the multitude of its divinities, Hinduism isn't a polytheistic religion. Worshipped over countless generations in innumerable homes and temples, these deities are, in affect, likened to "the many facets of a single crystal" - concretizing, as they do, the basic Hindu world view of an Ultimate Spirituality that is implicit in diverse attributes or both Nature and human experience. In sheer volume and imagery, in scope and variety, no other culture has produced the kinds of mythological characters and incidents that are to be met within the Hindu Puranic literature and tradition. As one delves into the complexities and interconnections of names and nuances, exploits and genealogies, one gets a staggering view of an eerie, yet magnificent world! Which this Encyclopaedia tries to unveil in its near entirety Traversing the marvellous maze of Hindu iconography, Professor Fredrick W. Bunce: a distinguished scholar of Oriental Art, here draws together myriad iconic representations of gods and godlings, demons and miscreants, fair maidens and grotesque witches, noble princes and heartless tyrants, ascetic saints and lustful sages, cosmic strides and incestual liaisons, jealous gods and forgiving ones, births from breast and form the mind - all these and many more that are painted on the creative canvas of Hindu pantheon. The author highlights each pantheonic figure in his/her concretized, recognisable form spelling out the very nuances of iconic language that have gone into the shaping of Hindu images. Supported by beautiful

An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Deities, Demi-Gods, Godlings, Demons and Heroes

Fredrick W. Bunce

Religion & Spirituality

Pages: 530 (Color Illustrations:34 & Black & White Illustrations: 349)About the BookThis work is a well-researched attempt to analyse the Vaisnava iconography of Orissa, which is unique in that there are to be found an overwhelming number of Visnu images in the region despite paucity of Visnu temples and inscriptional evidence suggesting royal patronage. Dr. Donaldson here undertakes a detailed study under four heads: Vaisnava iconography proper including Hari-Hara and other composite images and those of Visnu's female consorts; images of Visnu in his different avataras; depiction of Balarama, Krsna and Jagannatha, and iconography of what are termed 'secondary figures' like Garuda and Hanumana. He presents various iconographic charts throughout the book of the basis of textual description of the many images and their representations in sculpture with a number of photographs of the images studied, he provides details on the physical attributes of each group of images and specific images and their evolving iconographic and stylistic peculiarities: such as the decline of a particular motif and the emergence of another depending on the popularity of sects. The author also traces with keen interest the influence of Vaisnavism on the iconographic programme and rituals of Saiva temples, resulting in even joint worship of Vishnu and Siva. For each type of iconography, the book cites examples of different Orissan temples and discusses the images in them.The book would be of immense interest to scholars of religious studies and particularly those concerned with Hindu iconography.About the AuthorProf. Thomas E. Donaldson, born in Charlevoix, (Michigan) in 1933, received his MA degree from Wayne State University (Detroit) in 1963 and Ph.D. from Case-Western Reserve University (Cleveland) in 1973. He taught Art History for three years at the University of North Dakota and have been teaching at Cleveland State University since

The Iconography of Vaisnava Images in Orissa

Thomas E. Donaldson

Language: EnglishPages: 510 {66 Illustrations in B/W & 33 plates in Colour}PrefaceThe subject, 'Sakti Cult in Orissa" has been studied after thorough survey of the Sakta sites of archaeological, historical and religious importance in the State in a span of three years. My research work, based on a historical approach, covers chronologically the period going from the pre- and proto-historic epoch to the close of the medieval epoch touching upon the continuity of the cult till the modern period.My study shows that Saktism, both in the all-India and Orissa's contexts, not only developed as an independent religious fact, but also crept into the mainspring of Indian religions. I have attempted to systematically depict the rise and spread of Sakti cult with its multifarious, both national and local manifestations in the sacred land of Orissa, incorporating the non-Aryan and Aryan trends which evolved and developed in the country over the ages.The work is based on my field study as well as the reference to the published and unpublished works in the line that were available to me. Interpretations and conclusions made in the appropriate places are of mine, based on my observations relating to the theoretical concepts and the viewpoints of the scholars.I may make it clear here that I have not used the diacritical marks on the place or locality names (towns, villages, rivers, mountains, sites, etc.) but used them appropriately in the names of the deities, temples, literary works, rites and festivals and Sanskrit or typical Oriya words. As regards the footnotes referring to articles from journals or miscellaneous works, I have used the abbreviation 'art. Cit.' (article cited) instead of 'op. cit.' (work cited) as generally used in the case of referring to books. The abbrevi

Sakti Cult in Orissa

Francesco Brighenti

Towards a New Art History: Studies In Indian Art

Shivaji K Panikkar

Study of dreams, dream metaphor in Indian tradition and especially Advaita Vedanta

The World as Dream

Arvind Sharma

scholarly study of evolution of Indian aesthetics, from Natayasastra through various transitions. useful as scholarly reference work and text.

A Modern Introduction to Indian Aesthetic Theory

Politics & Social Sciences

Barlingay S.

Philosophy

Reflections from Lazo Tzu's Tao Te Ching

Colin D. Mallard

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