The Body Adorned: Sacred and Profane in Indian Art

The sensuous human form-elegant and eye-catching-is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god Shiva, greatest of all yogis and most beautiful of all beings, to stone dancers twisting along temple walls, the body in Indian art is always richly adorned. Alankara (ornament) protects the body and makes it complete and attractive; to be unornamented is to invite misfortune.In The Body Adorned, Vidya Dehejia, who has dedicated...

By Vidya Dehejia
Hardcover: 219 pages
Publisher: Columbia University Press (February 26, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9788189995195
ISBN-13: 978-0231140287
ASIN: 0231140282
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.5 x 10 inches
Amazon Rank: 2470274
Format: PDF Text TXT book

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beautiful book, saw the exhibit in NY at Columbia

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