An edition of India
(2006)
India
life, myth and art
by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
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Table of Contents
Image and imagination
The soul of India
Unity from duality
The story of India
Map: India
The legacy of Ashoka
The art of India
The sacred in stone
Sanctuaries of the fordbuilders
The Indian world
Creation
Fire and transformation
The cyclical cosmos
The blessed mountain
Sacred geography
The lotus of perfection
Revered creatures
This world and beyond
The purpose of pleasure
Yoga: a divine discipline
An oral tradition
The great stories
Empires of spirit and sword
Jainism
Buddhism
The three baskets
Islam
Floral art
The Mauryas and beyond
The Gupta golden age
Regional powers
"Temple-cities": Brihadishvara
Muslims and Hindus
The Mughal Empire
The Taj Mahal
Sikkhism
The spirit of Thomas
The forms of the divine
Hinduism
The incarnations of Vishnu
Dancing for the divinities
The creator and destroyer
The Goddess
Fearsome females: Durga and Kali
The holy Ganges
Demigods and spirits
Forces of ignorance
The spirit of inquiry
Order and freedom
The rise of technology
The art and science of healing
Wheels of potency
Knowledge and liberation
From zero to infinity
Studying the heavens
The Jantar Mantar.
Edition Notes
Originally published: London : Duncan Baird, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (page 137) and index.
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