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Forms of the Goddess Lajjā Gaurī in Indian Art by Carol Radcliffe Bolon (1992)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- “A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Pages and text clean and unmarked.”
- ISBN
- 9780271007618
- Subject Area
- Art, Religion, History
- Publication Name
- Forms of the Goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian Art
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania STATE University Press
- Item Length
- 11 in
- Subject
- Sculpture & Installation, Hinduism / Theology, Asia / India & South Asia, History / Ancient & Classical, Asian / Indian & South Asian
- Publication Year
- 1992
- Series
- College Art Association Monograph Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Item Weight
- 2.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 178 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271007613
ISBN-13
9780271007618
eBay Product ID (ePID)
85052
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
178 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Forms of the Goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian Art
Publication Year
1992
Subject
Sculpture & Installation, Hinduism / Theology, Asia / India & South Asia, History / Ancient & Classical, Asian / Indian & South Asian
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Religion, History
Series
College Art Association Monograph Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
2.3 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
90-021553
Dewey Edition
20
Series Volume Number
49
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
730/.954
Synopsis
Striking images of a certain Indian goddess have been variously referred to as the "shameless woman" the "nude squatting goddess," the "mother goddess," or, because her historical name remains unknown, more than twenty-five names, among them Aditi, Lajj Gaur, Renuk, and Nagna Kabambdha. The best-known images of this goddess have a female torso and a lotus flower in place of a head, while her legs are bent up at the knees and drawn up to each side in a position that has been described as one of "giving birth" or "self-display." This type of goddess figure is explained as part of a long, highly sophisticated tradition of expressing fertility and well-being in Indian art.The artists creating images of Lajj Gaur drew on various ancient symbols of fortune, fertility, and life-force to communicate her power through their rich heritage of meanings. As these historical-religious symbols and images were constantly reused and reincorporated, they formed a new and enriched religious context. In the process of recycling they became empowered cultural metaphors, visual morphemes in the language of Indian art.Because there are no texts to explain the figure, the study proceeds from the basis of the objects to derive their meaning. Carol Bolon charts the changes in the goddess's form over a period of more than four centuries, including its possible adoption from tribal worship into Hindu temples, and brings a new appreciation of Lajj Gaur 's rich symbolic meanings and cultural context.", Striking images of a certain Indian goddess have been variously referred to as the "shameless woman" the "nude squatting goddess," the "mother goddess," or, because her historical name remains unknown, more than twenty-five names, among them Aditi, Lajj� Gaurī, Renuk�, and Nagna Kabambdha. The best-known images of this goddess have a female torso and a lotus flower in place of a head, while her legs are bent up at the knees and drawn up to each side in a position that has been described as one of "giving birth" or "self-display." This type of goddess figure is explained as part of a long, highly sophisticated tradition of expressing fertility and well-being in Indian art. The artists creating images of Lajj� Gaurī drew on various ancient symbols of fortune, fertility, and life-force to communicate her power through their rich heritage of meanings. As these historical-religious symbols and images were constantly reused and reincorporated, they formed a new and enriched religious context. In the process of recycling they became empowered cultural metaphors, visual morphemes in the language of Indian art. Because there are no texts to explain the figure, the study proceeds from the basis of the objects to derive their meaning. Carol Bolon charts the changes in the goddess's form over a period of more than four centuries, including its possible adoption from tribal worship into Hindu temples, and brings a new appreciation of Lajj� Gaurī's rich symbolic meanings and cultural context.
LC Classification Number
NB1912.L34.B65 1991
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