Gods in the time of democracy
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2021
- x, 336 p. ; 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill., map, 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Offering a processual art history, Gods in the Time of Democracy examines the circuits between aesthetics, religion, politics, and commerce in the monumental statues proliferating in India since the economic reforms of the 1990s.
9781478011392
Art and religion India, History, 21st century Gods in art Idols and images in art Commercial art Aesthetics Religious aspects Religion and culture Art and popular culture Pilgramage Biopolitics Carapichaima Char Dham Datta Ganga Durga Puja Dwarka Dham Equality Ganpati Puja Hanuman Hindutva Iconic exhibition value Indigenous communities Jyotirlingas (Shiva Shrines) Neospiritual movements Radha Ram Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sakyamuni Sculptors Secularism Untouchability. Vedantism Vivekananda, Swami Statues Statue of Unity Tourism Mauritius