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Elements of Indian Iconography (Theory)
The course will enable the students to recognize and analyse elements of Indian Iconography and produce relation between Iconology and Iconography. They also compare and contrast different Iconic forms of Indian deities and develop skills to write short critiques about different Iconic forms of Indian deities.
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Elements of Indian Iconography (Theory) |
CO83: Develop an understanding of Shilpa texts and interpret Iconography, Iconology of buddha, bodhisattvas and buddhist goddesses.
CO84: Explain and assess Iconographical details in Jataka stories, Tirtankara Images, Incarnatory Vishnu Images and Surya images.
CO85: Summarise and assess Iconographical details of varied forms of Shiva.
CO86: Construct visual eye to evaluate Iconography, Iconology of Sapta-matrika.
CO87. Build explanatory and analytical skills required to discuss Iconography and Iconology of other deities.
CO88. Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration of writing and visualizing.
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving writing tasks. |
Continuous Assessment Test, Semester end examination, Quiz, Solving Problems in Tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual And Group Projects
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COURSE CONTENT:
Introduction: Iconography to Iconology; A brief introduction to major Shilpa texts and their relevance to traditional Indian art; Aniconic and Iconic forms of Buddha, Bodhisattvas (Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Maitreya) and Buddhist goddesses (Tara, Prajnaparamita, Marichi)
Jataka stories and the life of Buddha; Tirtankara Images (Rishabhanath, Neminatha, Parshavanatha, Mahavira, Bahubali); Vishnu Images and Incarnatory forms of Vishnu; Surya images
Main Forms of Shiva: Nataraja, Uma-Maheshwara, Kalyana-Sundaramurthy, Tripuranthaka, Yamantaka, Ravananugraha, Chandrashekara, Ardhanarishvara, Lakulisha, Harihara, Gajasurasamhara, Ravananugraha etc.
Sapta-matrika (Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Maheshvari, Indrani, Kaumari, Varahi, Chamunda) Mahishamardini, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Parvati.
Other deities — Yaksha, Yakshini, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Rebanta, Hariti-Panchika
Nagas, Ganas
Image to narration: Maya Devi’s Dream (Gandhara, Bharhut, Sanchi)
- R.S. Gupte, Iconography of the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains
- J.N. Banerjee, Developments of Hindu Iconography
- The Development of Hindu Iconography, Author: Banerjea, Jitendra Nath
- The Indian Buddhist Iconography by Bhattachacharyya, Benoytosh.
- The Jaina Iconography (1939) by Bhattacharya B. C.
- The art of ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain by Huntington, Susan L
- A.K.Coomaraswamy, The Origin of Buddha Image
- A.K.Coomaraswamy, Elements of Buddhist Iconography
- A.K.Coomaraswamy, Yaksas
Suggested Reading:
- Dipak C. Bhattacharya, Studies in Buddhist Iconography
- Kalpana S. Desai, Iconography of Visnu
- B. Srivastava, Iconography of Sakti
- Shantilal Nagar, Mahishasurmardini in Indian Art
- T.S. Maxwell, Viswarupa
- R. Champakalaksmi, Vaisnava Iconography in Tamil country
- S. K. Panikkar, Saptamatrika
- Alice Getty, Ganesa
- Bhagawat Sahai, Iconography of minor Hindu and Buddhist deities
- https://indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/development-hindu-iconography
- https://ia601501.us.archive.org/3/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.308364/2015.308364.Indian-Iconography.pdf
- https://archive.org/details/indianbuddhistic033312mbp/page/n17/mode/2up
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/3046550?seq=5
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/20801635?seq=3
- https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.507554/page/n9/mode/2up
- https://archive.org/details/artofancientindi0000hunt
