Title: Head And Heart Valour And Selfsacrifice In The Art Of India
Description: 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.
Subjects: Art, indic, Indic Art, Themes, motives, Religion in art, History, Self-sacrifice, In art, Courage in art, Heroes in art, Death in art, Art de l'Inde, Thèmes, motifs, Religion dans l'art, Histoire, Dévouement, Dans l'art, Courage dans l'art, Héros dans l'art, Mort dans l'art, ART, General