Rajeev sethi et al (3 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 280 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. First paperback edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Aditi--a celebration of life, organized for the Festival of India, 1985-1986 at the Thomas M. Evans Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., June 4 to July 28, 1985. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Another copy available. *** CONTENTS: Aditi: a celebration of life, by Pria Devi and Richard Kurin; Fertility; Courtship and betrothal; Preparation for the wedding; The wedding procession; The wedding; The wedding night; Conception; Pregnancy; Birth; Welcoming the child; Safeguarding the child; The promised world; First feeding; The first step; Initiation into learning; Learning to be and to do; Fairs and festivals; Moving out; The role of myth in the Indian life cycle, by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty; The child in India, by Sudhir Kakar; Performance, music, and the child, by Nazir Jairazbhoy; The ritual arts of India, by Stella Kramrisch. Size: 4to.…

full color photo illustrated wraps (paper). 4to (10"x 12") . fine cond. clean inside & out. spine uncreased. cover clean. tiniest bit of rubbing along the rear edge of the spine. first printing (nap)published on the occasion of the exhibition Aditi: A Celebration of Life. Organized for the Festival Of India 1985~1986. full color frontis. illus. 280p. map of india. chronology of indian history. full color plates througout, many full page. b&w photo. illusrations and drawings. bibliographies. index. picture credits. ancient religion. ancient history. art history. anthropology. antiques. archaeology. ritual arts of india. hinduism. buddhism. jainism. sikhism. muslim. dance. musicology. theatre. mythology. ancient literature. vedas. upanishads. mahabharata. tantric ritual. lakshmi. snake dance. konarak. yoga. zoroastrianism.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. 280 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. First paperback edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Aditi--a celebration of life, organized for the Festival of India, 1985-1986 at the Thomas M. Evans Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., June 4 to July 28, 1985. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A large-format coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. *** CONTENTS: Aditi: a celebration of life, by Pria Devi and Richard Kurin; Fertility; Courtship and betrothal; Preparation for the wedding; The wedding procession; The wedding; The wedding night; Conception; Pregnancy; Birth; Welcoming the child; Safeguarding the child; The promised world; First feeding; The first step; Initiation into learning; Learning to be and to do; Fairs and festivals; Moving out; The role of myth in the Indian life cycle, by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty; The child in India, by Sudhir Kakar; Performance, music, and the child, by Nazir Jairazbhoy; The ritual arts of India, by Stella Kramrisch. Size: 4to. …