The body adorned : dissolving boundaries between sacred and profane in India's art /

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)...

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Main Author:	Dehejia, Vidya
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2009], ©2009 New York : c2009 New York : ©2009 New York : [2009]
Subjects:	Arts, Indic Beauty, Personal, in art Beauty, Personal, in literature Human body in literature Human body > Symbolic aspects Human figure in art Körper <Motiv> Kunst Indien
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