Religious

Walter B. Denny, Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts, offers new perspectives on one of the most popular Islamic art forms. Covering both Iznik pieces de forme and the famous Iznik titles that decorate Ottoman imperial monuments, the book integrates the entire spectrum of Izn... More

New insights and interpretations of symbols and images explain the interrelationships of Buddhist art and literary traditions from the 1st century BCE to the 10th century CE.... More

-- colourful paintings of gods and astrological signs-- introduction to Indian culture... More

Explains pichhvais, the Indian cloth-paintings of religious significance. Step-by-step descriptions of the entire painting process from pigment preparation to burnishing. The method of making natural mineral colors presented for the first time. An important reference tool for art students and profes... More

Perhaps the single most revolutionary aspect of the Renaissance was the re-emergence of the gods and goddesses of antiquity. In the midst of Christian Europe, artists started to decorate luxury goods with scandalous stories from classical mythology, and rulers began to identify with the deities of a... More

In 1819, a group of British soldiers on a hunting expedition chanced upon the Ajanta caves some 200 miles north east of Bombay. Ranging in date from the second century BC the sixth century AD, the exquisite Buddhist paintings and sculptures found there new rank among the world's most important cultu... More

Yaksas is the sixth in a series of the celebrated collected works of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy--perhaps the greatest Eastern philosopher and theologian of modern times. In it he provides an in-depth study of the Yaksas (fertility deities) by reexamining a great deal of iconographic and literary materia... More

A study of thirteenth-century Italian narrative paintings of the Passion of Christ.... More

The book gives a comprehensive view of the complex world of india's sacred place par excellence, also known as Barnes.The book gives a comprehensive view of the complex world of india's sacred place par excellence, also known as Barnes.... More

Hinduism is more than a religion it is a way of ife that has developed over approximately 5 milennia. Its rich and multicultured history, which has no equivalent among the great religions of the world, has made the structure of its mythical and philosophical principles into a highly differentiated m... More

Unique in its combination of documentary field work, philosophical analysis, aesthetic interpretation, this study explores the aesthetic dimensions of religious ritual. Using orthodox Zoroastrian practice to develop a theory of ritual, the collaborative effort of Ron Williams, a philosopher of art, ... More

A self-contained topical dictionary of over 2,000 entries, this reference includes, entries on themes, subjects, motifs, and symbolism associated with women in religious art, and women artists, critics, historians, and saints who influenced the representation of women in religious art. This is a com... More

Indian Sculpture & Iconography is a rare book which gives in great detail the form and accurate measurements of all varieties of Indian sculpture, along with their underlying spiritual vision and philosophy. This information is based on the ancient sculptural text... More

Provides in great detail the forms and accurate measurements of all varieties of Indian sculpture.... More

The roots between the Hindu religion and the wider culture are deep and uniquely complex. No study of either ancient or contemporary Indian culture can be undertaken without a clear understanding of Hindu visual arts and their sources in religious belief and practice. Defining what is meant by relig... More

In this book, Heather Elgood provides synthesis and critical study recent scholarship on Hinduism and its art. She covers every aspect of religious art -- from dancing to architecture and poetry -- and makes strong connections between the bewildering variety of religious beliefs and practices in Ind... More