Cynthia Packert

The Art of Loving Krishna

Ornamentation and Devotion

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Art of Loving Krishna opens a universe of meaning in which art, religious action, and devotion are dynamically intertwined.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780253221988
• ISBN-10: 0253221986
• Artikelnr.: 28530142

Autorenporträt

Cynthia Packert is Professor of the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Middlebury College. She is author of The Sculpture of Early Medieval Rajasthan.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Prologue: Seeing Krishna, Loving Krishna
Introduction: A Sense of Place, an Open Heart, and an Educated Eye
1. The Radharamana Temple: Divine Time, All the Time
2. The Radhavallabha Temple: One Is Better than Two
3. The Govindadeva Temple: From the King's God to the People's God
4. Krishna to Go
Conclusion: All Dressed Up and Everywhere to Go
Notes
Bibliography
Index