Chakshudana or opening the eyes: seeing South Asian art anew

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"Chakshudana or rituals of opening the eyes are practiced across multiple South Asian communities by artists, sculptors and priests. The ritual offers gods access to the mortal world, this practice applied to the study of art offers a distinctive perspective to interrogate the complex engagemen...

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Contributors: Ghosh, Pika 1969- (Editor) ; Sohoni, Pushkar 1976- (Editor) ; Meister, Michael W. 1942- (Honoree)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: London New York Routledge 2024
In:Year: 2024
Edition:First published
Series/Journal:Visual and media histories
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Asia / Picture interpretation / Material popular culture
Further subjects:B Asian History
B art & design styles / History of art
B Kunstformen
B Collection of essays
B Asiatische Geschichte
B Geschichte der Religion
B History of religion
B ARCHITECTURE / Generals / History
B Internationale Studien / Regionalstudien
B Anthropology
B Art, South Asian Congresses
B ART / Generals / History
B ART / Asian
B Meister, Michael W. 1942-
B Archaeology / SOCIAL SCIENCE
B Archaeology
B Generals / HISTORY
B Kunst: allgemeine Themen
B Art forms
B Regional Studies
B Art history
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