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Hinduism - Visual Art and Architecture

Frazier, Jessica (2014) Hinduism - Visual Art and Architecture. In: The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts. First edition. Oxford Handbooks . Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 350-357. ISBN 978-0-19-517667-4. (doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195176674.013.024) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:59669)

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Abstract

Hindu culture contains not only a range of kinds of visual arts - from images and decorative patterns to architecture and city-planning - but also a range of artistic purposes. This chapter charts the ways in which Hindu arts typically function at the religious level.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195176674.013.024
Uncontrolled keywords: Hinduism, art, architecture, aesthetics, temples, mandalas, images, murtis, ornamentation, rituals
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BH Aesthetics
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Jessica Frazier
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2016 15:50 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:52 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/59669 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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