Contents
Preface
Map
Acknowledgements
Notes to the reade
1. Religious Sculpture of the Indian Subcontinent
2. Religious Sculpture of the Indian Subcontinent: Sacred word, sacred image
3. Religious Sculpture of the Indian Subcontinent: The image house
4. Religious Sculpture of the Indian Subcontinent: Icons of devotion
5. Religious Sculpture of the Indian Subcontinent: Myths made manifest
6. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition
7. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition: Sculpture and the sastras
8. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition: Reflected image: efficacy in Indian temple sculpture
9. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition: Raising up the image
10. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition: Measuring man
11. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition: Measuring man
12. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition: The maker
13. The Rules of Design: the Sastric Tradition: Opening the eyes: the consecration rituals
14. The Temple Setting
15. The Temple Setting: The temple as body
16. The Temple Setting: Form
17. The Temple Setting: Function
18. Devotion and Temple Worship
19. Devotion and Temple Worship: Temple worship
20. Devotion and Temple Worship: Devotion and darsana – seeing God
21. Devotion and Temple Worship: Temple pujas and festivals
22. Iconography and Emotion
23. Iconography and Emotion: Expressing emotion and aesthetic delight: rasa in Indian sculpture
24. Iconography and Emotion: Reading the signs
25. Manifestations and Appearances
26. Manifestations and Appearances: Shiva Linga
27. Manifestations and Appearances: Shiva’s manifestations
28. Manifestations and Appearances
29. Manifestations and Appearances: Vasudeva/Vishnu
30. Manifestations and Appearances: Dasavataras
31. Manifestations and Appearances: The goddess
32. Manifestations and Appearances: Nature personified
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
About the Publication
In this innovative book, John Guy examines Indian religious sculpture in its temple setting, exploring its origins and cosmological meaning, its function within the architectural schema and its dynamic role in facilitating worship... Read More
