{"product_id":"puja-and-piety-hindu-jain-and-buddhist-art-from-the-indian-subcontinent","title":"Puja and Piety","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePuja and Piety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e: Hindu,\u003c\/em\u003e Jain,\u003cem\u003e and Buddhist Art from the Indian Subcontinent\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the complexity of South Asian representation and iconography by examining the relationship between aesthetic expression and the devotional practice, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epuja\u003c\/i\u003e, in the three native religions of the Indian subcontinent. This stunning and authoritative catalogue presents some 150 objects created over the past two millennia for temples, home worship, festivals, and roadside shrines. From monumental painted temple hangings and painted meditation diagrams to portable pictures for pilgrims, from stone sculptures to processional bronzes and wooden chariots, from ancient terracottas to various devotional objects for domestic shrines, this volume provides much-needed context and insight into classical and popular art of India. Featuring an introduction by the eminent art historian and curator Pratapaditya Pal; accessible essays on each religious tradition by Stephen P. Huyler, John E. Cort, and Christian Luczanits; and useful guides to iconography and terms by Debashish Banerji, this richly illustrated catalogue will provide a lasting resource for readers interested in South Asian art and spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePublished in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExhibition organized by Susan S. Tai, Elizabeth Atkins Curator of Asian Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExhibition dates: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, April 17–July 31, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePratapaditya Pal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been affiliated with many prominent museums and universities as a curator and a teacher. He has organized numerous groundbreaking exhibitions on the arts of Asia; has written more than sixty books and catalogues on the ancient art and culture of India, Nepal, and Tibet; and was the general editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea journal of art and culture published in India. His publications include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHimalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndian Sculpture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2 vols.), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt of Nepal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SANTA BARBARA M. A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31738132463716,"sku":"9780520288478","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0167\/9500\/9124\/products\/PujaandPiety.jpg?v=1585877455","url":"https:\/\/sbmashop.net\/products\/puja-and-piety-hindu-jain-and-buddhist-art-from-the-indian-subcontinent","provider":"SBMA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}