Frog hymns and rain babies : Monsoon culture and the art of ancient South Asia
By
Gautama V. Vajracharya, Pratapaditya Pal, Vidya Dehejia
Contributor
Gautama V. Vajracharya; with a foreword by Pratapaditya Pal; general editor by Vidya Dehejia.
Periodical
0
Serial
13983
Publisher
Radhika Sabavala for The Marg Foundation, Mumbai
Description
212
ISBN / ISSN No.
9788192110646
Subject
1. Art, South Asian -- History; 2. Art, Indic -- History; 3. Winds in art.
Summay
Right from the time of the Indus Civilization we begin to see traces of the monsoon becoming an important facet of Indian religious rituals. The Himalaya, as a physical barrier, which separates the monsoonal weather system of South Asia from the dry weath
Keyword
Examines the influence of monsoons on the art, literature, and culture of India and the South Asian region.
Accession No.
13983
Category
World Art-Ancient South Asia