Author: Choodamani NandagopalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Dance and Music in the Temple Architecture
Author: Choodamani NandagopalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Karnataka's Rich Heritage – Temple Sculptures & Dancing Apsaras
Author: Lalit ChughPublisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1947137360
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Nataraja, the dancing Siva sculpture, is perhaps the most well-known among all Hindu sculptures, and rightly so. It has evoked highly advanced discussions among scientists, philosophers, performing artists, art critics, art collectors, historians, archaeologists and mythologists. The Nataraja sculpture also occupies a pride of a place at CERN, the European Centre for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva. Siva, according to Hindu Mythology, was the very first dancer in the world. All dramaturgy and dance traditions emerge from Siva’s cosmic dance. Tandu, Siva’s disciple narrated the description of Siva’s dance to Bharata Muni and he is believed to have compiled the Natyasastra, the world’s first treatise on dramaturgy, dance and other performing arts. Scholars believe that the Natyasastra was written over a long period of time between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE with contributions from various sages, with its foundation having been laid by Bharata Muni. Convergence between Hindu mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra was the natural outcome. Karnataka, and its temple architecture tradition, played a pioneering role in giving an artistic form to this convergence in its temple sculptures. Though this trend may have started earlier during 2nd and 3rd century CE, it started to take the center stage from the times of the Badami Chalukyas. Passing through various refinements between 5th and 10th centuries, it reached its peak with the Hoysala art. This book traces the history of temple sculpture evolution and development through the centuries by referring to the existing sculptural forms and the canonical literature that developed over time.
Dance Dialects of India
Author: Ragini DeviPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120806740
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This book aims at creating a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Indian dance and its cultural environment in India. The book is addressed to the general reader, dancer, and connoisseur, interested in the arts and traditions of India, where regional forms of dance rituals, dance-drama, folk dance, and classical dance forms have existed for centuries as an essential part of sacred rites and festivals, and as a classical art patronised and practised by the royalty.
Lost Providence
Author: David BrussatPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Dave Brussat has made a significant contribution to the history of Providence. For those interested in that history, Lost Providence is a real find. Providence Journal Providence has one of the nation's most intact historic downtowns and is one of America's most beautiful cities. The history of architectural change in the city is one of lost buildings, urban renewal plans and challenges to preservation. The Narragansett Hotel, a lost city icon, hosted many famous guests and was demolished in 1960. The American classical renaissance expressed itself in the Providence National Bank, tragically demolished in 2005. Urban renewal plans such as the Downtown Providence plan and the College Hill plan threatened the city in the mid-twentieth century. Providence eventually embraced its heritage through plans like the River Relocation Project that revitalized the city's waterfront and the Downcity Plan that revitalized its downtown. Author David Brussat chronicles the trials and triumphs of Providence's urban development.
The Way Forward: Educational Reforms that Focus on the Cultural Commons and the Linguistic Roots of the Ecological/Cultural Crises
Author: C. A. BowersPublisher: Eco-Justice Press LLC
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Rasa
Author: Susan L. SchwartzPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231131445
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Susan Schwartz illuminates the central role of religion in Indian arts, & how Indian aesthetics are founded in religious belief & practice.
The Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples
Author: Himanshu Prabha RayPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000785815
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
This handbook is a comprehensive study of the archaeology, social history and the cultural landscape of the Hindu temple. Perhaps the most recognizable of the material forms of Hinduism, temples are lived, dynamic spaces. They are significant sites for the creation of cultural heritage, both in the past and in the present. Drawing on historiographical surveys and in-depth case studies, the volume centres the material form of the Hindu temple as an entry point to study its many adaptations and transformations from the early centuries CE to the 20th century. It highlights the vibrancy and dynamism of the shrine in different locales and studies the active participation of the community for its establishment, maintenance and survival. The illustrated handbook takes a unique approach by focusing on the social base of the temple rather than its aesthetics or chronological linear development. It fills a significant gap in the study of Hinduism and will be an indispensable resource for scholars of archaeology, Hinduism, Indian history, religious studies, museum studies, South Asian history and Southeast Asian history. Chapters 1, 4 and 5 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. They have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Music at Michigan
Author: Ornament in Indian Architecture
Author: Margaret Prosser AllenPublisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 0874133998
Category : Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This work visually presents some of India's great architectural achievements viewed by a Westerner as an art form. Strong black and white photographic details of existing buildings, starting with the second century B.C. stupa at S ch and concluding with the Indo-Muslim architecture of the Moghul period, are presented.
The Urban Gaze: Exploring Urbanity through Art, Architecture, Music, Fashion, Film and Media
Author: Silvia Mazzucotelli SalicePublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1848884532
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This volume investigates urbanity as a cultural form. The essays illustrate the real and imaginary ways that we interact with the cities through the portal of the arts.