| Description |
239 pages : color illustrations, map ; 31 cm |
| Note |
Accompanies the exhibition presented at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, April 17-July 31, 2016. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : piety, puja, and visual images / Pratapaditya Pal -- Hinduism : the one and the many / Stephen P. Huyler -- Devotion at home, devotion in the temple : patterns of Jain worship / John E. Cort -- Puja and piety in Buddhism / Christian Luczanits. |
| Summary |
Puja and Piety celebrates the complexity of South Asian representation and iconography by examining the relationship between aesthetic expression and the devotional practice, or puja, in the three native religions of the Indian subcontinent. This stunning and authoritative catalogue presents some 150 objects created over the past two millennia for temples, home worship, festivals, and roadside shrines. From monumental painted temple hangings and painted meditation diagrams to portable pictures for pilgrims, from stone sculptures to processional bronzes and wooden chariots, from ancient terracottas to various devotional objects for domestic shrines, this volume provides much-needed context and insight into classical and popular art of India. Featuring an introduction by the eminent art historian and curator Pratapaditya Pal; accessible essays on each religious tradition by Stephen P. Huyler, John E. Cort, and Christian Luczanits; and useful guides to iconography and terms by Debashish Banerji, this richly illustrated catalogue will provide a lasting resource for readers interested in South Asian art and spirituality. |
| Subject |
Art, South Asian -- Exhibitions.
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Hindu art -- Exhibitions.
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Jaina art -- Exhibitions.
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Buddhist art -- South Asia -- Exhibitions.
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Puja (Hinduism) -- Exhibitions.
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Hinduism -- Rituals -- Exhibitions.
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Jainism -- Rituals -- Exhibitions.
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Buddhism and art -- Exhibitions.
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Art, South Asian. (OCoLC)fst00816895
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Buddhism and art. (OCoLC)fst00840102
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Buddhist art. (OCoLC)fst01727577
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Hindu art. (OCoLC)fst01729895
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Hinduism -- Rituals.
(OCoLC)fst00957154
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Jaina art. (OCoLC)fst00981163
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Jainism -- Rituals.
(OCoLC)fst00981250
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Puja (Hinduism) (OCoLC)fst01202155
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South Asia. (OCoLC)fst01244520
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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| Added Author |
Pal, Pratapaditya, editor, writer of added text.
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Huyler, Stephen P., 1951- writer of added text.
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Cort, John E., 1953- writer of added text.
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Luczanits, Christian, writer of added text.
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Banerji, Debashish, writer of added text.
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, host institution.
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| Added Title |
Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist art from the Indian subcontinent |
| ISBN |
9780520288478 (cloth) |
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0520288475 (cloth) |
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9780520288485 (paper) |
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0520288483 (paper) |
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