{"product_id":"puja-piety-softcover","title":"Puja \u0026 Piety Softcover","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePuja and Piety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: Hindu,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJain,\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand 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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExhibition organized by Susan S. Tai, Elizabeth Atkins Curator of Asian Art\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExhibition dates: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, April 17–July 31, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePratapaditya Pal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea journal of art and culture published in India. His publications include\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHimalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndian Sculpture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2 vols.), and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArt of Nepal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SANTA BARBARA M. A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32521000484964,"sku":"9780520288485","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0167\/9500\/9124\/products\/PujaandPiety_1b62a5ee-c679-4bae-9349-64ee31b27ccc.jpg?v=1609633478","url":"https:\/\/sbmashop.net\/products\/puja-piety-softcover","provider":"SBMA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}