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Hindu Iconography has always been a fascinating study. The broad spectrum of the icons has attracted the attention of everyone, Oriental and occidental. The aspects and attributes of the images have been described and intrepreted variously according to one's ken and mental capacity to reach a higher plane of thought. Thus, most of the western scholars restricted themselves to counting faces and hands, viewing the Hindu gods as grotesque and so with disdain and derision. Yet there were others of the same ilk, like the German Zimmer, who could rise above the ordinary to penetrate deep and interpret sensibly the underlying philosophy of the Hindu pantheon. On the other side, Coomaraswamy and Agarwala were superb in bringing out the philosophic conception and the aesthetic sense of the sthapatis and silpis to elevate Indian art to unknown heights. These apart, the study of Hindu iconography, till recently, has been mainly based on strict compart-mentalization of the agamic, tantrik, silpa and other scriptural straight-jacket.
The present book of Tewari is quite different, deviating from the beaten track. Besides the scriptural tenets, the asirvachanas, dhyanamantras and managalaslokas of classical sanskrit works do invoke the benediction of gods for the successful completion of the task undertaken. So too, the numerous epigraphs of many a monarch of ancient days. These present a panoramic picture of the poet's fancy or the conception of the devotee of his Ishtha devata and incidentally offer an insight for a fresh and happy iconographic interpretation of the bening and merciful god head. Tewari has reconstructed Hindu iconography from such data from sanskrit anthologies, literature and epigraphs. His approach is novel and coorprehensive; an approach not so far attempted by anybody.
Condition of the book: Usable; but the pages and cover look old
Chhavi - 2 Rai Krishnadasa Felicitation Volume
Author: Anand Krishna
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The Ritual Art of Teyyam And Bhutaradhane
Author: Sita K. Nambiar
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Coins of Southern India
Author: Sir Walter Elli
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