please find here information about a new publication on Indology:
Art, Myths and Visual Culture
of South Asia.
Edited by Piotr Balcerowicz in collaboration with Jerzy
Malinowski.
Manohar Publishers, Delhi 2011.
Description:
The
volume presents a collection of papers linked by a common theme which
incorporates various aspects of art, religion, myths, symbols, literature and
visual culture of the region of South Asia, but in certain aspects goes beyond
the geographical boundaries and reaches out to South-East Asia.
The
collection offers an entirely new material which explores a range of important
motives and themes concerned with the art and visual culture of the region of
South Asia, and partially with South-East Asia. They comprise various aspects of
South Asian art, including sculpture, painting and decorative art, related to
religious practice, mythology and cult, politics and power as well as the
history and spread of artistic and mythological motives from South Asia to other
parts of the world.
More details:
http://www.orient.uw.edu.pl/balcerowicz/indology/South_Asian_Art_2011.pdfThe
book can be ordered from:
Manohar Publishers & Distributors
www.manoharbooks.comDirect link:
http://www.manoharbooks.com/BookDetails.asp?bookid=116094&Page=1&subjec=%20%20Others%20%20%20%20%20%28Art,%20Myths%20and%20Visual%20Culture%20of%20South%20Asia%29-----------------------------------------------------------