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- 0253349117
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- Release Title
- The Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the ...
- Artist
- Pravina Shukla
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- Book Title
- Grace of Four Moons : Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India
- Book Series
- Material Culture Ser.
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Design, Art, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Textile & Costume, Folk & Outsider Art, BODYART & Tattooing, Asia / India & South Asia, Customs & Traditions
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Item Weight
- 61.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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A fascinating examination of body art, the most common and universal form of material expressions of culture
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Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253349117
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9780253349118
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Grace of Four Moons : Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Textile & Costume, Folk & Outsider Art, BODYART & Tattooing, Asia / India & South Asia, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2008
Book Series
Material Culture Ser.
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
7 in
Item Weight
61.6 Oz
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Gt1460
Reviews
Well-researched and well-produced, The Grace of Four Moons is a welcome addition to the scholarly canon for a wide range of academic as well as more popular objectives., "Well-researched and well-produced, The Grace of Four Moons is a welcome addition to the scholarly canon for a wide range of academic as well as more popular objectives." -Western Folklore, 69.1, 2010, The Grace of Four Moons provides a wealth of information about clothing and jewelry as an outlet for women seeking freedom of expression in India, while staying with a traditional framework., The book is skillfully organized, written in a clear, jargon-free, unpretentious style... and it is an outstanding first work by a most promising young scholar., "The Grace of Four Moons provides a wealth of information about clothing and jewelry as an outlet for women seeking freedom of expression in India, while staying with a traditional framework." -India Currents Magazine, June 18, 2008, "Pravina Shukla refines folklore scholarship and its study of material culture through her pioneering work on women and their body art." -- William Ferris, co-editor of Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, For folklorists and cultural anthropologists, this is a treasure trove of information. For students of religion, it provides the material reference to the system of beliefs.... Highly recommended., "Shukla's book will stand as one of the benchmarks for future material culture scholarship." -Gerald Pocius, author of A Place to Belong, "Shukla's book will stand as one of the benchmarks for future material culture scholarship." -- Gerald Pocius, author of A Place to Belong, In this unique and fascinating volume, the author calls the realm of her concern 'body art,' which is intended to denote all aesthetic modifications and supplementations to the body. Using rich firsthand interviews and information from modern India, folklorist Shukla (Indiana Univ.) traces the art of the body through the production of saris, bangles, and other goods and commerce and shopping, both of which are the arena of men. From this point, the author interviews individual women on personal adornment and finishes her study with a discussion of body art in the life cycle, with particular reference to weddings. For folklorists and cultural anthropologists, this is a treasure trove of information. For students of religion, it provides the material reference to the system of beliefs. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.Choice, September 2008, Shukla's book will stand as one of the benchmarks for future material culture scholarship.--Gerald Pocius, author of A Place to Belong, "Pravina Shukla refines folklore scholarship and its study of material culture through her pioneering work on women and their body art." -William Ferris, co-editor of Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, "Shukla's book will stand as one of the benchmarks for future material culture scholarship." Gerald Pocius, author of A Place to Belong"Pravina Shukla refines folklore scholarship and its study of material culture through her pioneering work on women and their body art." William Ferris, co-editor of Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, "In this unique and fascinating volume, the author calls the realm of her concern 'body art,' which is intended to denote all aesthetic modifications and supplementations to the body. Using rich firsthand interviews and information from modern India, folklorist Shukla (Indiana Univ.) traces the art of the body through the production of saris, bangles, and other goods and commerce and shopping, both of which are the arena of men. From this point, the author interviews individual women on personal adornment and finishes her study with a discussion of body art in the life cycle, with particular reference to weddings. For folklorists and cultural anthropologists, this is a treasure trove of information. For students of religion, it provides the material reference to the system of beliefs. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries."-- Choice , September 2008 "Well-researched and well-produced, The Grace of Four Moons is a welcome addition to the scholarly canon for a wide range of academic as well as more popular objectives. 69.1, 2010"-- Western Folklore "For folklorists and cultural anthropologists, this is a treasure trove of information. For students of religion, it provides the material reference to the system of beliefs. . . . Highly recommended.September 2008"-- Choice "The Grace of Four Moons provides a wealth of information about clothing and jewelry as an outlet for women seeking freedom of expression in India, while staying with a traditional framework.June 18, 2008"-- India Currents Magazine "The book is skillfully organized, written in a clear, jargon-free, unpretentious style . . . and it is an outstanding first work by a most promising young scholar. October 15, 2008"--Charles G Zug III, Journal of Folklore Research "Shukla's book will stand as one of the benchmarks for future material culture scholarship."--Gerald Pocius, author of A Place to Belong "Pravina Shukla refines folklore scholarship and its study of material culture through her pioneering work on women and their body art."--William Ferris, co-editor of Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, "The Grace of Four Moons provides a wealth of information about clothing and jewelry as an outlet for women seeking freedom of expression in India, while staying with a traditional framework." -- India Currents Magazine, June 18, 2008, "Well-researched and well-produced, The Grace of Four Moons is a welcome addition to the scholarly canon for a wide range of academic as well as more popular objectives." -- Western Folklore, 69.1, 2010, Pravina Shukla refines folklore scholarship and its study of material culture through her pioneering work on women and their body art., "The book is skillfully organized, written in a clear, jargon-free, unpretentious style... and it is an outstanding first work by a most promising young scholar." -- Charles G Zug III, Journal of Folklore Research, October 15, 2008, "For folklorists and cultural anthropologists, this is a treasure trove of information. For students of religion, it provides the material reference to the system of beliefs.... Highly recommended." -Choice, September 2008, "The book is skillfully organized, written in a clear, jargon-free, unpretentious style... and it is an outstanding first work by a most promising young scholar." -Charles G Zug III, Journal of Folklore Research, October 15, 2008, "For folklorists and cultural anthropologists, this is a treasure trove of information. For students of religion, it provides the material reference to the system of beliefs.... Highly recommended." -- Choice, September 2008
Table of Content
Contents Acknowledgments Part 1. Introduction 1. Body Art in Banaras 2. Getting Ready 3. Gaze, Sacred and Secular Part 2. Production and Commerce 4. Shopping for Clothes 5. Weaving Saris 6. Making Jewelry 7. Kanhaiya Lal 8. Shopping along the Vishvanath Gali 9. Assembling Bangle Sets Part 3. Personal Adornment 10. Nina Khanchandani 11. Neelam Chaturvedi 12. Mukta Tripathi Part 4. Body Art in the Lifecycle 13. After the Wedding 14. Before the Wedding 15. The Wedding Part 5. Conclusion 16. The Study of Body Art Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2008
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2007-032051
Dewey Decimal
391.00954
Dewey Edition
22
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