Sacred Stones In Indian Civilization

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Sacred Stones In Indian Civilization

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Author : Subhashis Das
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

Sacred Stones In Indian Civilization written by Subhashis Das and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with India categories.

The Origin Of Civilization And The Primitive Condition Of Man

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Author : Sir John Lubbock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870

The Origin Of Civilization And The Primitive Condition Of Man written by Sir John Lubbock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with Anthropology categories.

Visual Culture In The Indian Subcontinent

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Author : Sreecheta Mukherjee
language : en
Publisher: Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design
Release Date : 2015-06-01

Visual Culture In The Indian Subcontinent written by Sreecheta Mukherjee and has been published by Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with categories.

The Origin Of Civilization And The Primitve Condition Of Man

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Author : Sir John Lubbock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882

The Origin Of Civilization And The Primitve Condition Of Man written by Sir John Lubbock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Civilization categories.

Lotus In The Stone

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Author : Anuradha Goyal
language : en
Publisher: Garuda Prakashan Private, Limited
Release Date : 2020-10-27

Lotus In The Stone written by Anuradha Goyal and has been published by Garuda Prakashan Private, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-27 with Travel categories.

A travelogue like no other, A guidebooks to India and its temples and hidden gems that you will cherish. Lotus In The Stone takes us on a journey to the dizzying array of deities, temples, festivals, rituals, art, architecture, applied sciences and living traditions of India, that is Bharat, bringing us to an understanding of the sublime, advanced society her culture nurtured. With her experiences and adventures in crisscrossing Inda for decades, the author shows us how ancient India's surviving heritage and living traditions are a testimony to her history and the invisible threads and sacred geography that bind her people together.

The Civilization Of The South Indian Americans

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Author : Rafael Karsten
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-08-06

The Civilization Of The South Indian Americans written by Rafael Karsten and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-06 with Social Science categories.

First published in 2007. Deemed as an important contribution to the study of certain aspects of South American native civilisation, collated over five years, and includes personal observations as well as literature relating to the customs and beliefs of the native Indians in this vast area.

A Lapidary Of Sacred Stones

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Author : Claude Lecouteux
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-12-04

A Lapidary Of Sacred Stones written by Claude Lecouteux and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-04 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

A comprehensive dictionary of sacred and magical gem lore that draws on the rarest source texts of Antiquity and the Middle Ages • Reveals the healing and magical virtues of familiar gemstones, such as amethyst, emerald, and diamond, as well as the lore surrounding exotic stones such as astrios, a stone celebrated by ancient magicians • Examines bezoars (stones formed in animals’ bodies) and “magnets” that attract materials other than metal • Based on ancient Arabic, Greek, Jewish, and European sources, ranging from the observations of Pliny the Elder to extremely rare texts such as the Picatrix and Damigeron’s Virtue of Stones Our ancestors believed stones were home to sacred beings of power, entities that if properly understood and cultivated could provide people protection from ill fortune, envy, and witchcraft; grant invisibility and other magical powers; improve memory; and heal the sick from a wide variety of diseases. These benefits could be obtained by wearing the stone on a ring, bracelet, or pendant; through massage treatments with the stone; or by reducing the gem into a powder and drinking it mixed with water or wine. Drawing from a wealth of ancient Arabic, Greek, Jewish, and European sources--from the observations of Pliny the Elder to extremely rare texts such as the Picatrix and Damigeron’s Virtue of Stones--Claude Lecouteux provides a synthesis of all known lore for more than 800 stones. He includes such common examples as the emerald, which when engraved with the figure of a harpy holding a lamprey in its claws will banish panic and nightmares, and beryl, which when appropriately carved can summon water spirits or win its owner high renown, as well as more exotic stones such as astrios, a stone celebrated by ancient magicians and whose center glows like a star. Lecouteux also examines bezoars--stones formed in animals’ bodies--as well as “magnets” that attract materials other than iron, such as gold, flesh, cotton, or scorpions. This comprehensive dictionary of sacred and magical gem lore, drawn from the rarest sources of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, represents a one-of-a-kind resource for gem enthusiasts and magical practitioners alike.

History Of Early Stone Sculpture At Mathura Ca 150 Bce 100 Ce

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Author : Sonya Rhie Quintanilla
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007-03-15

History Of Early Stone Sculpture At Mathura Ca 150 Bce 100 Ce written by Sonya Rhie Quintanilla and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-15 with Art categories.

This volume provides the first comprehensive analysis and chronology of the earliest known stone sculptures from the north Indian city of Mathura, dating prior to the famous Kushan period. It includes numerous new attributions of objects based primarily on epigraphic and visual analysis. The sculptures attributable to these pre-Kushan periods reveal new evidence for the reasons behind the emergence of the anthropomorphic image of the Buddha at Mathura, the predominance of a heterodox sect of Jainism, and the proliferation of cults of nature divinities. This book provides a wealth of reference material useful for historians of early Indian art, religion, and epigraphy. The book is illustrated with over three hundred photographs, and it includes epigraphic appendices with complete transcriptions and updated translations.

New Sources Of Indian History 1850 1891

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Author : Stanley Vestal
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2015-07-15

New Sources Of Indian History 1850 1891 written by Stanley Vestal and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with History categories.

More than a century has passed since that winter morning in 1890 when the Indian police killed Sitting Bull and destroyed the power of his great Sioux Nation. Yet only recently were the facts about Sitting Bull and the Sioux being sifted from the fables that have grown up in the interim. In New Sources of Indian History, Stanley Vestal traced scores of historical threads, obtained firsthand, which helped reveal the fabric of Sioux life, warfare, and relations with the whites from 1850 to 1891. This miscellany brings together the many phases of existence the Sioux knew when buffalo still roamed the shores of the Missouri, cultural aspects they lost when Indian agencies and military posts replaced the council fire. More than a series of episodes hung on the thread of time, this book portrays a many-colored pattern of American Indian personalities—from Sitting Bull, the leader of a mighty warrior society, to Black Bull, the Indian trickster, who would have sold Sioux lands to whites by the pound. For readers of Vestal’s Sitting Bull (1932) this volume presents proof of the facts set forth in that remarkable biography.

Elements Of Continuity

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Author : George Azzopardi
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2017-12-31

Elements Of Continuity written by George Azzopardi and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-31 with Social Science categories.

The stones dealt with in this study are non-figural (or aniconic) or, sometimes, semi-figural. They come from ritual contexts and, as such, act as a material representation of divine presence in their role as betyls. The Maltese islands are presented as a case study to demonstrate the phenomenon of continuity through a study of these stones.