[INDOLOGY] The symbolism of lion and tiger

[Valerie Roebuck]

Alexandra van der Geer’s book is marvellous but terrifyingly expensive. I had a request out for it on secondhand book sites for over a year, and eventually got it for about £120, because I’ve found it indispensable. Most copies seem to go for about £240 +, and, inexcusably in my opinion, the eBook version is the same price. 

I wouldn’t mind so much if I thought that a penny of that was likely to be going to Professor van der Geer... 

Valerie J Roebuck
Manchester, UK


> On 7 Nov 2017, at 22:49, John Huntington via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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> Dear Paolo,
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> One of the best studies on animals in Indian culture is Alexandra van der Geer's Animals in Stone: Indian Mammals Sculptured Through Time, Brill. Leiden & Boston; 2008. See Chapters 33, 34, 35 ((Lion, Leopard,& Tiger). She provides an excellent brief synopsis and an almost overwhelming bibliography.
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> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Paolo Eugenio Rosati via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:
> Dear indologists,
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> May anyone suggest me any study on the symbolism of tiger and lion (more specifically on their association with Durga [Kali, Parvati, etc.] and with kingship)?
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> With the best wishes,
> Paolo
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> Paolo E. Rosati 
> Archaeologist
> PhD in Civilizations of Asia and Africa
> (South Asia section)
> Italian Institute of Oriental Studies
> 'Sapienza' University of Rome
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> Paolo E. Rosati
> Archaeologist
> PhD in Civilizations of Asia and Africa
> (South Asia section)
> Italian Institute of Oriental Studies
> 'Sapienza' University of Rome
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> https://uniroma1.academia.edu/PaoloRosati/ <https://uniroma1.academia.edu/PaoloRosati/>
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