Lives of Indian Images by Richard H Davis
For many centures, Hindus have believed that the religious images they place in temples and shrines for purposes of worship are alive. This book argues that in some sense these believers are correct: through ongoing interactions with humans, religious objects are brought to life.
"Winner of the 1999 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize, South Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies"
"This book offers a new way of discussing images in Indian history that goes beyond the formal analysis of traditional art history" * Choice *
"This is the best kind of scholarly book: literate, not without a sense of humor, genuinely informative, pertinent and consequential, and accessible yet highly erudite. A triumph." * The Times Higher Education Supplement *
"Davis writes with an elegance not common in scholarly books." * Journal of Asian Studies *
"Davis masterfully explores the intersections among possible frames for understanding Indian images.... Essential reading not only for anyone interested in the ways in which cultural interactions have changed over the centuries." * Religious Studies Review *
"Richard Davis has again produced a book that is rich with many layers of meaning and beauty, a book that causes the reader to give pause to previous notions about Indian art and the ways in which we view it.... This is a book that could only have been created with vigorous, meticulous research and the pulling together of sources not ordinarily converging in one study." * Critical Review of Books in Religion *
"This book offers a new way of discussing images in Indian history that goes beyond the formal analysis of traditional art history" * Choice *
"This is the best kind of scholarly book: literate, not without a sense of humor, genuinely informative, pertinent and consequential, and accessible yet highly erudite. A triumph." * The Times Higher Education Supplement *
"Davis writes with an elegance not common in scholarly books." * Journal of Asian Studies *
"Davis masterfully explores the intersections among possible frames for understanding Indian images.... Essential reading not only for anyone interested in the ways in which cultural interactions have changed over the centuries." * Religious Studies Review *
"Richard Davis has again produced a book that is rich with many layers of meaning and beauty, a book that causes the reader to give pause to previous notions about Indian art and the ways in which we view it.... This is a book that could only have been created with vigorous, meticulous research and the pulling together of sources not ordinarily converging in one study." * Critical Review of Books in Religion *
Richard H. Davis is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University. His previous publications include Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshiping Śiva in Medieval India (Princeton).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691026220 |
| ISBN 10 | 069102622X |
| Title | Lives of Indian Images |
| Author | Richard H Davis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1997-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 350 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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