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Routledge Images of the Body in India - South Asian Perspectives

Name: Routledge Images of the Body in India - South Asian Perspectives
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the complex relationship between culture and the human form in Images of the Body in India. Published by Routledge, this book examines how the body is understood through different lenses, specifically comparing Western and Indian cultural perspectives. It challenges the idea of a single, unified concept of the body within Indian culture, instead presenting a diverse range of views. Divided into three distinct parts, the text looks at the many variations in body images and concepts. The first section focuses on how the body is represented in religious and philosophical texts, providing a foundation for understanding these cultural perceptions. This work is a valuable resource for anyone interested in how rituals and performativity shape our understanding of physical existence and cultural identity.

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Examines the differences between Western and Indian cultural understandings of the human body.

Challenges the notion of a single concept of the body within Indian culture through diverse perspectives.

Organized into three parts to cover various aspects of body images and concepts.

Includes analysis of body representations found in religious and philosophical texts.

Provides a scholarly look at the connection between rituals, performativity, and the body.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415602300
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 March 2011
Listed Since: 11 June 2010

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