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Routledge Head and Heart: Valour and Self-Sacrifice in Indian Art

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Explore the complex relationship between sacrifice and heroism in this academic study by Routledge. Head and Heart: Valour and Self-Sacrifice in the Art of India provides a deep look into how self-sacrificial images function within Indian culture. By examining themes such as head-offering, human sacrifice, and blood, this work investigates the visual representations of intense devotion and bravery. This book connects religious and political contexts to explain why these specific images were created. It looks at concepts like suicide, self-immolation, and self-giving to understand how such acts became symbols of valour. It is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in the history of Indian art and the ways in which sacrifice is portrayed as a paradigm of heroism.

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Examines diverse themes including head-offering, human sacrifice, and self-immolation within the history of Indian art.

Analyzes the connection between religious practices and political contexts to explain the production of sacrificial imagery.

Investigates how concepts of blood, suicide, and self-giving transformed into cultural paradigms of heroism.

Provides a scholarly study of how self-sacrificial images function as symbols of valour in Indian history.

Offers deep insights into the motivations behind the creation of specific artistic depictions of sacrifice.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
31 May 2013
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02 August 2012

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