Many heads, arms, and eyes : origin, meaning, and form of multiplicity in Indian art / by Doris Meth...
Many heads, arms, and eyes : origin, meaning, and form of multiplicity in Indian art / by Doris Meth...
Many heads, arms, and eyes : origin, meaning, and form of multiplicity in Indian art / by Doris Meth Srinivasan.
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Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997.
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1997.
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NQ700.954/4
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x, 355 p., [76] p. of plates : ill., map ; 30 cm.
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Sect. A. Introduction. Ch. 1. Theory -- Sect. B. Basic Definitions in the Samhitas. Ch. 2. The Rig Veda Defines the Multiplicity Convention. Ch. 3. The Atharva Veda Sustains and Expands the Definitions. Ch. 4. So Does the Yajur Veda. Ch. 5. Theory Con't: Vedic Rudra-Siva -- Sect. C. Transference of...
Ch. 16. In Praise of Heroes (Vrsni Viras). Ch. 17. Religious Networks and Incipient Saiva Forms -- Sect. H. The Kusana Period. Ch. 18. Multiplicity and the Merger Towards Vaisnavism. Ch. 19. Saiva Multiplicity: The Germination of God. Ch. 20. The Enigma of the Multi-Armed Warrior Goddess. Ch. 21. Wh...
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Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997.
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1997.
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Many heads, arms, and eyes : origin, meaning, and form of multiplicity in Indian art / by Doris Meth Srinivasan.
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Studies in Asian art and archaeology, ISSN 1380-78 ; v. 20.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-355) and index.
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NQ700.954/4
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9004107584 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9789004107588 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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700.954
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991005769719702626
