Wessels-Mevissen, Corinna
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, Volume Band 14
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.
