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Wessels-Mevissen, Corinna: The Gods of the Directions in Ancient India: Origin and Early Development in Art and Literature (until c. 1000 A.D.), Heidelberg: CrossAsia, 2021 (Monographs on Indian Archaeology, Art and Philology, Volume Band 14). https://doi.org/10.11588/xabooks.884

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ISBN 978-3-948791-17-9 (PDF)

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06/08/2021
The book was originally published in 2001 by Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin. ISBN 3-496-02713-4

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Corinna Wessels-Mevissen

The Gods of the Directions in Ancient India: Origin and Early Development in Art and Literature (until c. 1000 A.D.)

Monographs on Indian Archaeology, Art and Philology

This comprehensive study presents the origins and diverse trajectories of development of the concept of the - mostly eight - directional deities (dikpalas) in the literature and especially in the art of India in a describing and analyzing approach, with the help of an extensive illustration section. Such treatment of the material yields new insights in iconographic research on the figure art of India.

 

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Table of Contents
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Title
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
List of Figures
Introduction
Literary Evidence
The Images
Conclusion
German Summary (Zusammenfassung in der deutscher Sprache)
Bibliography
Abbreviations
General Index
Figures