Climate Change and the Art of Devotion
Geoaesthetics in the Land of Krishna, 1550-1850
Seiten
2019
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-74537-4 (ISBN)
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-74537-4 (ISBN)
In the enchanted world of Braj, the primary pilgrimage center in north India for worshippers of Krishna, each stone, river, and tree is considered sacred. In Climate Change and the Art of Devotion, Sugata Ray shows how this place-centered theology emerged in the wake of the Little Ice Age (ca. 1550–1850), an epoch marked by climatic catastrophes across the globe. Using the frame of geoaesthetics, he compares early modern conceptions of the environment and current assumptions about nature and culture.
A groundbreaking contribution to the emerging field of eco–art history, the book examines architecture, paintings, photography, and prints created in Braj alongside theological treatises and devotional poetry to foreground seepages between the natural ecosystem and cultural production. The paintings of deified rivers, temples that emulate fragrant groves, and talismanic bleeding rocks that Ray discusses will captivate readers interested in environmental humanities and South Asian art history.
Art History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http://arthistorypi.org/books/climate-change-and-the-art-of-devotion
A groundbreaking contribution to the emerging field of eco–art history, the book examines architecture, paintings, photography, and prints created in Braj alongside theological treatises and devotional poetry to foreground seepages between the natural ecosystem and cultural production. The paintings of deified rivers, temples that emulate fragrant groves, and talismanic bleeding rocks that Ray discusses will captivate readers interested in environmental humanities and South Asian art history.
Art History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http://arthistorypi.org/books/climate-change-and-the-art-of-devotion
Sugata Ray is associate professor of South and Southeast Asian Art at the University of California, Berkeley.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.07.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Global South Asia |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Padma Kaimal, K. Sivaramakrishnan, Anand A. Yang |
| Zusatzinfo | 111 color illus., 3 maps |
| Verlagsort | Seattle |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 953 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-295-74537-1 / 0295745371 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-295-74537-4 / 9780295745374 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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