Title Climate change and the art of devotion : geoaesthetics in the land of Krishna, 1550-1850 / Sugata Ray

Published Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Series Global South Asia Global South Asia. Contents Acknowledgments -- Note on transliteration -- Map of major sites in South Asia -- Introduction: climate change and art history -- Water -- Land -- Forest -- Ether -- Coda: geoaesthetics in a Hindu pilgrimage town -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary 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 this book, the author 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Hindu art -- India -- Mathura (District) Hindu art -- India -- Bharatpur District Ecology in art. Nature (Aesthetics) Ecology in art Hindu art Nature (Aesthetics) Petit âge glaciaire -- Inde. Civilisation -- Inde -- Inde -- 19e siecle. Civilisation -- Inde -- Inde -- 18e siecle. Civilisation -- Inde -- Inde -- 17e siecle. Civilisation -- Inde -- Inde -- 16e siecle. Art et ecologie -- Inde -- 19e siecle. Art et ecologie -- Inde -- 18e siecle. Art et ecologie -- Inde -- 17e siecle. Art et ecologie -- Inde -- 16e siecle. Art hindou -- 19e siecle. Art hindou -- 18e siecle. Art hindou -- 17e siecle. Art hindou -- 16e siecle. India -- Bharatpur District India -- Mathura (District) Form Electronic book LC no. 2018048463 ISBN 9780295745381 029574538X

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