Darsan : Seeing the Divine Image in India
ISBN: 9780231112659 | 0231112653
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 11/1/1998
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The role of the visual is essential to Hindu tradition and culture, but many attempts to understand India's divine images have been laden with misperceptions. Darsan,a Sanskrit word that means "seeing," is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with appreciation and imagination.
Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing,"... MORE
Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing,"... MORE
| Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Seeing the | |
| The Visible India C | |
| Film Images D | |
| The Image of God E | |
| The Polytheistic Imagination The Nature of the Hindu Images A | |
| The Aniconic and the Iconic Images B | |
| The Ritual Uses of the Images C | |
| Creation and Consecration of Images D | |
| Festivals and Images Image, Temple,... MORE | |
| The Temple and the Image B | |
| Image and Pilgrimage Afterword: Seeing the Divine Image in America A | |
| America's Murtis and Temples B | |
| Sri Lakshmi Temple: The Process of Divine Embodiment | |
| Notes | |
| Bibliography | |
| Note on Pronunciation | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Diana L. Eck is professor of religion and Indian studies and director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University.
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