The Hindu Pantheon An Introduction Illustrated with 19th Century Indian Miniatures from the St Petersburg Collection at Meripustak

The Hindu Pantheon An Introduction Illustrated with 19th Century Indian Miniatures from the St Petersburg Collection

Books from same Author: Edward Tyomkin and Margarita Vorobyova- Desyatovskaya

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    Author(s)Edward Tyomkin and Margarita Vorobyova- Desyatovskaya
    PublisherGarnet
    Edition1st Edition 
    ISBN9781873938478
    Pages142
    BindingHardcover
    LanguageEnglish
    Publish YearJanuary 1994

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    Garnet The Hindu Pantheon An Introduction Illustrated with 19th Century Indian Miniatures from the St Petersburg Collection by Edward Tyomkin and Margarita Vorobyova- Desyatovskaya

    This introduction to the main Hindu deities is illustrated with 65 delightful, delicate Indian miniature paintings from the last century. Hindu life and belief is rooted in a mythology of gods and goddesses. The origins and adventures of the members of the pantheon are the source of Hindu philosophy, religious practice and social behaviour.It is an ancient, vast and varied mythology, which has changed across historical eras and geographical regions. Deities have their origins in different cultures that have gradually coalesced and, across time, the gods themselves have undergone vast shifts in role and importance.The myths, and the divinities themselves, embrace all aspects of experience: creation and destruction, benevolence and terror, love and rage. The mythology works at many levels: sometimes combined with local folk beliefs it provides simple personifications of natural phenomena, teaches moral lessons, explains the creation of the universe; at the other extreme it offers sophisticated theories of matter, energy, time and space.Here, a concise introduction outlines the development of Hindu religion and culture in India, while the commentary to each of the paintings introduces the god or goddess depicted.The miniature paintings illustrating this book come from the Oriental Manuscripts Collection in the Institute of Oriental Studies, St Petersburg.