Saptamatrka Worship and Sculptures-Shivaji K Panikkar-DKPD-9788124600740
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The worship of
Saptamatrika; the seven Mother Goddesses (or the seven Saktis, the divine
feminine powers), is over a millennia and half old, pan-Indian phenomenon.
And, over the centuries, the Matrika concept has come to have varied
ideational, literary, visual and ritualistic manifestations — which not just
interconnect the totality of Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical religious
traditions, but are integral components of the diverse historical processes
of Indian society. A reputed scholar of art history here offers an insightful
iconological study of Saptamatrika divinities: the Brahmanical goddesses
found invariably as a single collective whole, consisting literally of seven
(though sometimes eight or more) female deities, variably accompanied by different
forms of Shiva, and Ganesha or Skanda. Employing the multidisciplinary
methodo-logies of art historical interpretation, including the recent
feminist interventions, Dr. Panikkar’s inquiry contextualises nearly the
whole range of Saptamatrika icons within the larger historical evolution of
accultured Brahmanical religion, mythology, theology and concomitant
multifarious cultic developments. Also clarifying some of the basic
principles of Brahmanical iconic tradition, his study has, for the first time,
exceeded the accepted Art Historical procedures by incorporating the
questions of class conflict, gender ‘representations’ and ideology within the
iconological discourse — and has, thus, advanced the frontiers of Art
Historical practice. It is a compelling, painstakingly researched work
growing from the author’s indepth survey of diverse Saptamatrika sculptures
and an astonishing mass of both primary textual sources and research
publications of more recent years. And, yet more significantly, it is enlivened
with exquisite visual material: comprising nearly 200 photographic
reproductions. |
Book |
ISBN |
9788124600740
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PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
Binding |
HARDCOVER |
Edition |
1997 |
Language |
ENGLISH |
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