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Hardbound. Zustand: New. Contents: Preface. 1. Chamba: a historiographical survey. 2. Political structures in pre-eighth century Chamba Valley. 3. Religious configurations: Sivaism, Visnuism and Saktism in the Chamba Valley. 4. The cult of Varuna. 5. Temples of Chamba: structures and significance. 6. Icons: creating a religious worldview. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index. " The process of history writing on Chamba has hitherto ignored the element of history of religion. The book endeavours to fill this gap and provide a deeper insight into this relatively uncovered sphere of study. "Here is an effort to explore the nexus between religion and art of early medieval Chamba, at both the micro and macro levels, demonstrating pan Indian and cross cultural influences along with regional pecularities. The book attempts to study elite-royal and popular elements, using not only epigraphic, sculptural and monumental sources but also oral history of the area. "The author has revealed interesting sub-stratum of religious configuration, ranging from non-brahmanical cult such as Varuna to patriarchic-royal Visnu worship by the Mosuna dynasty, taking into account historical geography and patronage patterns. "Iconography of the area is also scrutinised specially in context of gender delineation of icons, arguing that images and texts regarding the goddess convey a plurality of religions tradition.". …

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Locating Pleasure in Indian History is one of the first works on the subject of the 'discourse of pleasure' in Indian history and culture. A rigorous, source-based work, it examines the cultural practices and the underlying philosophic matrix of pleasures, big or small. It recovers the production and consumption of beauty, desire and gratification in the world of pleasure, pleasurable pursuits and pleasant experiences of viewing, performing, thinking, debating, cooking, eating, listening, writing, creating and procreating. The contributions retrieve the discourse of pleasure in visual and literary cultures-in elite and popular spheres, including the public and private domains of the bazaar, the temple, the household, the court and the garden. Further, it is examined in the urbane art of Mathura, Ravana's palace in the art of 7th CE western Deccan, the suratkhana of Rajput royalty or domestic pleasures of women in the labyrinths of the Puranas. With over 40 photographs, it historicises ideological and experiential conundrums thrown up by the idea of pursuing alimentary, carnal and even pious desires in visual and literary cultures. The reflexivity inherent in the work of artists, poets, dramatists and even shastrins is brought out through moments of pleasure and counter-pleasure as revealed through anecdotes, narratives, artefacts and objects of aesthetic gratification.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Gender and Art : Paradigms and Problematic. 2. The Essential, Reproductive Woman. 3. Mothers: Child Producers, Child Rearers and Protectors. 4. Lovers, Married Couples and Wives. 5. The Non-Wives : Nuns and Prostitutes. 6. Yaksi-Salabhanjika: Cultic and Architectural Motif. 7. Mara's Daughters, Apsarases and Ogresses: Strategies of Evil, Seduction and Temptation. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography . Index. The book is an exploration of ancient Indian art from the perspective of gender. It focuses on the period from 181 BCE to CE 320 a period of great turmoil in the politico-economic, socio-cultural and religious spheres that gave rise to contesting ideologies and gender complexities in ancient India. It delves into the development of engendered representation in art, with the emergence of aesthetic and sexual archetypes and stereotypes of women: goddesses, mothers, wives, nuns, semi-divine yaksis, ogresses and others. It examines the nature of the stereotypes and archetypes that were constructed on the basis of gender roles rather than on sex and how these were reflected by various attributes of the representations nudity or its absence, ornamentation, gestures, direction of gaze and context. It gives interesting insights into the intention, agency and patronage patterns in early Indian art. The volume with its scholarly approach, providing fresh insights into early Indian art, will prove useful to scholars, students and researchers of Indian art and history along with the cognoscenti.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Leisure is a corollary to pleasure. Essays in this historical exploration trace how leisure and recreation were often imagined and celebrated during premodern times, from the ancient to the precolonial period.This book takes into account the differential access to leisure and pleasure based on class and gender where masculinity is projected through manly sports and femininity though beauty and indulgence in the projection of recreation, entertainment and luxury. The counter-discourse representing labour for those who cater for this leisure is invisibilized as is their transactional nature.The volume dwells on the attitudes, prescribed and proscribed, and brings to the fore the differences across religious ideologies such as Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jaina and Muslim in various periods. Further it looks at leisure in the various classes and cultural spaces such as the elite, women, the king in the bed chamber, the court with dancing girls, public areas such as orchards and gardens and performance spaces.…