Art of the Orient https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao <p><em>Art of the Orient</em> &nbsp;is an annual devoted to the study of Asian and African art and artistic culture, prepared by the Polish Institute of World Art Studies, published by Adam Marszałek Publishing House in Torun. The first issue of the annual was preceded in 2008 by the volume <em>Studia nad sztuką Azji</em> (Studies on the art of Asia), which was the forerunner of the then planned series <em>Sztuka Orientu </em>(Art of the Orient). The volume&nbsp;edited by Jerzy Malinowski &amp; Joanna Wasilewska, was prepared by the Polish Society of Oriental Art (forerunner of the &nbsp;Polish Institute of World Art Studies).&nbsp;</p> Polish Institute of World Art Studies / Polski Instytut Studiów Nad Sztuką Świata en-US Art of the Orient 2299-811X Title and contents https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22878 Editorial Team Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 1 4 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22878 The Abhaya Gesture in Indian Art https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22883 Agnieszka Staszczyk Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 7 27 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22883 The importance of the body in Indian culture https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22887 Dorota Kamińska-Jones Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 28 50 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22887 Imaging the Divine https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22888 Patrick Felix Krüger Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 51 78 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22888 Sihr ul Bayan: Awadh Poetry in Delhi Painting https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22890 Savita Kumari Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 79 92 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22890 Swords and Daggers on the Wallpaintings of Kucha in the 1st and 2nd Indo-Iranian style and its Significance for Dating https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22892 Ulf Jäger Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 93 126 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22892 Representation and Significance of Animals and Birds in Temple Art https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22893 Nikita Rathore Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 127 139 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22893 Glimpses into the history, design and construction of St. Andrew’s Kirk, Madras https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22895 Roshini Roy Festus Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 140 151 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22895 Revising the tiger https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22896 Magdalena Guziejko Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 152 163 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22896 Between mind and soul – pustaha manuscripts in Batak society https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22897 Zuzanna Rozwadowska Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 164 179 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22897 Nomad and shaman, flags and terremonto https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/22898 Anna Dzierżyc-Horniak Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 180 199 10.11588/ao.2022.1.22898 Introduction https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/ao/article/view/23184 Editorial Staff Copyright (c) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 11 5 6 10.11588/ao.2022.1.23184