The Body Adorned: Sacred and Profane in Indian Art by Vidya Dehejia

The Body Adorned: Sacred and Profane in Indian Art

Vidya Dehejia

219 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

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The sensuous human form-elegant and eye-catching-is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god Shiva, greatest of all yogis and most beautiful of all beings, to stone dancers twisting along temple walls, the body in Indian...

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