India
Subtitle: life, myth and art
By: Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780760789513
Subjects: Civilization; Religion; Social life and customs; Indic Art; Manners and customs
Notes: Originally published: London : Duncan Baird, 2006.

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