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Frog hymns and rain babies : monsoon culture and the art of ancient South Asia
Title
Frog hymns and rain babies : monsoon culture and the art of ancient South Asia / Gautama V. Vajracharya with a foreword by Pratapaditya Pal.
ISBN
9788192110646
8192110648
Publication
Mumbai : Published by Radhika Sabavala for The Marg Foundation, 2013.
Physical Description
212 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Summary
Examines the influence of monsoons on the art, literature, and culture of India and the South Asian region.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 15, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pt. I : New methodology. The Rigvedic frog hymn, shaving of hair, and monsoon culture
Monsoon culture and the concept of prana in visual art
pt. II : Artistic expressions of monsoon culture. Pipal tree, tonsured monks, and Ushnisha
Chakravartin, the rainmaker
The symbolism of Ashokan pillars
Atmospheric gestation : deciphering Ajanta ceiling paintings and related works
pt. III : The continuity of monsoon culture in Nepal. Creatures of the rain-river and cloud-lakes
Dance of conception and rain babies : mother goddesses and the cult of kumara
Shri and Lakshmi : rain-river and agrarian prosperity.
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