Devi : goddesses in Indian art and literature
Parthasarathy, V. R.
Devi : goddesses in Indian art and literature - Delhi Bharatiya Kala Prakashan 2009 - xvi,204p.
CONTENTS Acknowledgementsvii List of Figuresix List of Plates xi Photo Acknowledgements xvii Chapter I : The Great Goddess1 The Beginnings of Mother WOrship Chapter II : Goddesses in Ancient India 5 Harappan Culture to the Age of the Guptas Chapter III : Understanding the Devi 33 A study of Literary Sources Chapter IV : Crystalization of the Abstract 82 Chapter V : The One in Many Forms113 Different Representations of the Devi Chapter VI : FromImage to Icon 169 Select Devi Shrines in Karnataka Bibliography 181 Index 185
818090203X
India--Karnataka
Vedic literature
Hindu goddesses--Cult
Hindu sculpture
Hindu temples
Hindu goddesses in art
Hindu goddesses in literature
704.948 / PAR
Devi : goddesses in Indian art and literature - Delhi Bharatiya Kala Prakashan 2009 - xvi,204p.
CONTENTS Acknowledgementsvii List of Figuresix List of Plates xi Photo Acknowledgements xvii Chapter I : The Great Goddess1 The Beginnings of Mother WOrship Chapter II : Goddesses in Ancient India 5 Harappan Culture to the Age of the Guptas Chapter III : Understanding the Devi 33 A study of Literary Sources Chapter IV : Crystalization of the Abstract 82 Chapter V : The One in Many Forms113 Different Representations of the Devi Chapter VI : FromImage to Icon 169 Select Devi Shrines in Karnataka Bibliography 181 Index 185
818090203X
India--Karnataka
Vedic literature
Hindu goddesses--Cult
Hindu sculpture
Hindu temples
Hindu goddesses in art
Hindu goddesses in literature
704.948 / PAR