Art, Myths and Visual Culture of
South Asia
By- Piotr Balcerowicz and Jerzy
Malinowski (Eds.)
The study of South Asian Art requires not only expert
knowledge of an art historian, but also sound philological proficiency and
cultural competence of an Indologist. This calls for a close cooperation of
specialists in both fields. The present volume of interdisciplinary character
is just this: a solid exemplification of this vital principle.
The volume presents a collection of stimulating and inspiring papers
linked by a common theme which incorporates various aspects of art, religion,
myths, parables, symbols, literature and visual culture of the region of South
Asia. The researchers’ interests go, in certain aspects, far beyond the
geographical boundaries of South Asia and reach out to South-East Asia and even
to Europe and Far East, revealing close cultural linkages and influences. The
collection offers an entirely new material which explores a range of important
motives and themes concerned with the art and visual culture of the region of
South Asia, and partially with South-East Asia.
The authors examine a wide range
of aspects of South Asian art, including sculpture, painting and decorative
art, related to religious practice, temple consecration rituals, mythology and
cult, eroticism, politics and power as well as the history and spread of
artistic and mythological motives from South Asia to other parts of the world.
Piotr Balcerowicz, Professor
of South Asian studies at the University of Warsaw, specializes in Indian
philosophies, religions (including Jainism) and culture as well as in
intercultural relations, conflict management and contemporary history of Asia
(South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East).
Jerzy Malinowski is
President of the Polish Institute of World Art Studies, Professor of history of
art, head of the Departments of History of Modern and Oriental Art at the
Nicolaus Copernicus University (Torun).
ISBN 978-81-7304-951-4 2011 320p. Rs.995/ pounds 70
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