This intriguing book engages with the concept of the body in its
cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human
body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The
contributors go on to show that any attempt to put forward a single
concept of the body within Indian culture would be misleading.
Divided into three parts, the book examines the considerable and
often conflicting variations in body images and body concepts. In
Part One the contributors focus on the representation of the body
in religious and philosophical texts; representations that emerged
from reading, translating and interpreting classical writings from
diverse historical and anthropological approaches. Through
predominantly ethnographic studies, Part Two explores the role of
the body in narratives and ritual performance, from dance to
ritualistic ceremonies. Visualisation processes of the body are
examined in Part Three, focusing on developments in modern and
contemporary periods: from visual practices at the Mughal court, to
the multiple bodies of the bride, and the influence of new
media.
This volume is a fascinating collection of articles for those in
the fields of sociology and anthropology, history, religion,
cultural studies and South Asian studies.
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