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The Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern...
by Shukla, Pravina | PB | VeryGood
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 9780253021137
- Subject Area
- Design, Art, Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- Grace of Four Moons : Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Subject
- Textile & Costume, BODYART & Tattooing, Folk & Outsider Art, Asia / India & South Asia, Customs & Traditions
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Series
- Material Culture Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 36.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253021138
ISBN-13
9780253021137
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217180063
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Grace of Four Moons : Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India
Subject
Textile & Costume, BODYART & Tattooing, Folk & Outsider Art, Asia / India & South Asia, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Design, Art, Social Science, History
Series
Material Culture Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
36.9 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
7 in
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Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
"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.September 2008, 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, "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, 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
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
391.00954
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
Synopsis
Shukla urges the study of the entire process of body art, from the assembly of raw materials and the manufacture of objects, through their sale and the interactions between merchants and consumers, to the consumer's use of objects in creating personal decoration., Because clothing, food, and shelter are basic human needs, they provide excellent entries to cultural values and individual aesthetics. Everyone gets dressed every day, but body art has not received the attention it deserves as the most common and universal of material expressions of culture. The Grace of Four Moons aims to document the clothing decisions made by ordinary people in their everyday lives. Based on fieldwork conducted primarily in the city of Banaras, India, Pravina Shukla conceptualizes and realizes a total model for the study of body art--understood as all aesthetic modifications and supplementations to the body. Shukla urges the study of the entire process of body art, from the assembly of raw materials and the manufacture of objects, through their sale and the interactions between merchants and consumers, to the consumer's use of objects in creating personal decoration.
LC Classification Number
GT1460
Copyright Date
2015
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