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Frog Hymns and Rain Babies: Monsoon Culture and the Art of Ancient South Asia
By
Guatama V. Vajracharya and
Pratapaditya Pal (foreword by)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Marg Pubns
Publication date
September 16, 2013
Pages
212
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9788192110646
ISBN-10
8192110648
Dimensions
1 by 9.50 by 12 in.
Weight
2.35 lbs.
Original list price
$70.00
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| Showcases pioneering methodology using the influence of the monsoon on early Indian culture and its resulting influence on Indian art The book depicts a new framework for examining the Vedic assimilation of indigenous Indian culture Frog Hymns and Rain Babies is a repertoire of monsoonal animal and plant imagery Peculiar to the Indian subcontinent are the six seasons, the monsoon or rainy season being one of them. In this pioneering and analytical study of the monsoon culture of pre-Vedic and Vedic times, the author draws on literary and visual sources to understand the pre-Vedic concept of atmospheric gestation and cloud forms, astrological texts, Ajanta ceiling paintings, as well as the unusual Newar festival of baby showers in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Contents: Part I: New Methodology 1. The Rigvedic Frog Hymn, Shaving of Hair and the Adaptation of Monsoonal Culture 2. The Concept of Prana, Monsoon Culture and Visual Art Part II: Artistic Expressions of Estivation/Monsoon Culture 3. Pipal Tree, Tonsured Monks, Ushnisha and Monsoon Culture 4. Chakravartin, the Rainmaker 5. Symbolism of Ashokan Pillars and Monsoon Culture 6. Atmospheric Gestation: Deciphering Ajanta Ceiling Paintings and Other Related Works in Light of Monsoon Culture Part III: Continuity of Monsoon Culture: A Case Study in Nepal 7. The Creatures of the Rain Rivers, Cloud Lakes Newars Saw Them, So Did Ancient Peoples 8. Dance of Conception and Baby Shower: Tracing a Latent Aspect of Durgapuja in Light of the "Rain-baby" Kumara's Cult 9. Shri and Lakshmi and Monsoon Culture List of Sanskrit Words Index |
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With Pratapaditya Pal (other contributor) |
from Marg Pubns (September 16, 2013)
9788192110646 | details & prices | 212 pages | 9.50 × 12.00 × 1.00 in. | 2.35 lbs | List price $70.00
About: Showcases pioneering methodology using the influence of the monsoon on early Indian culture and its resulting influence on Indian artThe book depicts a new framework for examining the Vedic assimilation of indigenous Indian cultureFrog Hymns and Rain Babies is a repertoire of monsoonal animal and plant imageryPeculiar to the Indian subcontinent are the six seasons, the monsoon or rainy season being one of them.
About: Showcases pioneering methodology using the influence of the monsoon on early Indian culture and its resulting influence on Indian artThe book depicts a new framework for examining the Vedic assimilation of indigenous Indian cultureFrog Hymns and Rain Babies is a repertoire of monsoonal animal and plant imageryPeculiar to the Indian subcontinent are the six seasons, the monsoon or rainy season being one of them.
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