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Gods in the time of democracy

By: Jain, Kajri.
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2021Description: x, 336 p. ; 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill., map, 24 cm.ISBN: 9781478011392.Subject(s): 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 | MauritiusDDC classification: 201.67 Summary: 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.
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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.

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