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Gods in the time of democracy

Title
Gods in the time of democracy / Kajri Jain.
Author
Jain, Kajri
Publication
Durham : Duke University Press, 2021.

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TextUse in library JQE 21-719Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300

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Description
x, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm
Summary
"Offering a processual art history, Gods in the Time of Democracy examines the circuits between aesthetics, religion, politics, and commerce in the monumental statues proliferating in India since the economic reforms of the 1990s"--
Subject
  • 2000-2099
  • Art and religion > India > History > 21st century
  • Gods in art
  • Idols and images in art
  • Art and popular culture > India
  • Religion and culture > India
  • Commercial art > India
  • Aesthetics > Religious aspects
  • Art and popular culture
  • Art and religion
  • Commercial art
  • Religion and culture
  • India
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Emergence -- Statues and Sculptors -- Democracy -- Iconopraxis -- Cars and Land -- Scale
Call Number
JQE 21-719
ISBN
  • 9781478010340
  • 1478010347
  • 9781478011392
  • 1478011394
LCCN
2020020342
OCLC
1157912493
Author
Jain, Kajri, author.
Title
Gods in the time of democracy / Kajri Jain.
Publisher
Durham : Duke University Press, 2021.
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
2000-2099
Other Form:
Online version: Jain, Kajri Gods in the time of democracy Durham : Duke University Press, 2021. 9781478012887 (DLC) 2020020343
Research Call Number
JQE 21-719
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