Dar?an: Seeing the Divine Image in IndiaThe role of the visual is essential to Hindu tradition and culture, but many attempts to understand India's divine images have been laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing," is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with appreciation and imagination. |
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition | 1 |
Seeing the Sacred A Darsan | 3 |
B The Visible India | 10 |
C Film Images | 12 |
D The Image of God | 16 |
E The Polytheistic Imagination | 22 |
The Nature of the Hindu Image | 32 |
B The Ritual Uses of the Image | 44 |
B Image and Pilgrimage | 63 |
Seeing the Divine Image in America | 77 |
A Americas Murtis and Temples | 81 |
The Process of Divine Embodiment | 85 |
Notes | 93 |
Bibliography | 99 |
Note on Pronunciation | 102 |
Glossary | 103 |
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