Head and Heart
Valour and Self-Sacrifice in the Art of India
Nonfiction, History, Asian, India, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Mary Storm | ISBN: | 9781317325567 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge India | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary Storm |
| ISBN: | 9781317325567 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge India |
| Language: | English |
An extensive study of self-sacrificial images in Indian art, this book examines concepts such as head-offering, human sacrifice, blood, suicide, valour, self-immolation, and self-giving in the context of religion and politics to explore why these images were produced and how they became paradigms of heroism.
An extensive study of self-sacrificial images in Indian art, this book examines concepts such as head-offering, human sacrifice, blood, suicide, valour, self-immolation, and self-giving in the context of religion and politics to explore why these images were produced and how they became paradigms of heroism.
