India: Colors and Shadows of Spirituality - Couverture rigide

Mayer, Adrian C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8854402079 ISBN 13 : 9788854402072

Editeur : White Star, 2007

Synopsis

Travel in India is a unique experience. The look of the countryside, the dress of the people, the crowded city streets with their signs in unknown scripts and their constantly changing smells, a cuisine of many delights where even the western food tastes subtly different, the temples with their brooding magnificence, the sculptured figures of seductive handmaidens and majestic divinities, the cool elegance of inlaid marble...all these provide a stimulus to the senses which changes with each place that is visited. But this forms only the visible part of the visit: behind it lies the continuing civilization of which it is a manifestation, a civilization made up of different elements and traditions, of many aspects of western thought and life style. Then, too, the enquiring visitor will have a sense of India as a vibrant democracy and growing industrial power, a vast country striving for economic progress, a society of many interests and views. Many are captured by India, and return to it again and again: nobody can be totally unaffected. This book, through its pictures, provides a visual dimension of the country - an invitation for readers who have not yet visited India, and a trigger for the memories of those who have.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Travel in India is a unique experience, vividly conveyed in this addition to White Star's Exploring Countries of the World series. Depicting various aspects of Indian culture, the photographs in this book take readers on a tour of the nation's magnificent temples, the crowded city streets, and the countryside. Hundreds of pictures present details of life in India, revealing the energy of the urban centers, and the peaceful landscapes of the outlying regions.

Biographie de l'auteur

Adrian Mayer is an emeritus professor at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London and a distinguished scholar.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: White Star
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8854402079
• ISBN 13: 9788854402072
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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