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This book is a pioneering work presenting Christian themes in Indian art from the beginnings of Christianity in India till today. The authors have, in the main, dealt with paintings and sculptures, but have supplemented this with one chapter on architecture, particularly that of church buildings, and one on popular art, including stamps. Over 1,100 rare coloured illustrations make this publication a unique reference book. It is the first complex treatment of the theme done in the last 25 years. Special emphasis is given to artists who as Hindus, Muslims and Parsees have chosen to paint Biblical themes. Already in the 16th century the encouraging and surprising encounter between European Christian prints and Indian miniature paintings took place. The Muslim Emperor Akbar invited three Jesuit missions from Goa to the Mogul court. Fascinated by European Madonnas and engravings, especially with Christian themes, he ordered his paintings to copy them in various ways. This was the start of a revolutionary fusion in Indian miniatures.

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Author:   Anand S.J. Amaldass ,  Gudrun Lowner
Publisher:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Imprint:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   2.835kg
ISBN:  

9788173049453

ISBN 10:   8173049459
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   28 August 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Maps; The Beginnings of an Intercultural Encounter -- The Indian Cultural Context; The First Christians in India; The Beginnings of the Mission in Goa; The Ivory Statuettes; Christian-Muslim Encounter -- The Missions of the Jesuits to the Mogul Court; The Ateliers of the Mogul Emperors; The Christian Miniatures; Eclectic VisionReligion; Muhammad Zaman; Begum Sumru, Baptized Johanna; The Bengali Artists -- The History Before the Bengal Renaissance; The Bengal Renaissance; Jamini Roy; Arup Das; Nikhil Biswas; Suhas Roy & Suman Roy; Sudip Roy; Additional Bengali Artists; The Non-Christian Artists -- Maqbool Fida Husain; Krishen Khanna; Jehangir Sabavala; Satish Gujral; Vishwanath Nageshkar; Anjolie Ela Menon; Ramachandran; Amrit & Rabindra Kaur Singh; Additional Non-Christian Artists; The Christian Artists -- Introduction; Francis Newton Souza; Alfred D Thomas; A X Trindade & Angela Trindade; Angelo da Fonseca; Vinayak Shivram Masoji; Frank Wesley; Soloman Raj; Sister Genevieve; Sister Claire; Jyoti Sahi; Lucy DSouza-Krone; Additional Christian Artists; South Indian Artists -- K C S Paniker; S Dhanapal; P V Janakiram; T R Mookiah; Alphonso Arul Doss; S P Jaykar; C J Anthony Doss; Folk Art Inspired Artists; Jesuit Artists; Younger South Indian Artists; Popular Christian Art -- Folk & Popular Art in India; Warli Paintings; Mother Mary Crossing the Religious Borders; Hindu Influence on Christian Devotion; Indian Stamps; Indian Church Architecture -- The Portuguese Period; The British Period; The Modern Period; Concluding Remarks; Indian Churches in Images; List of Christian Miniatures in India & Pakistan today; Glossary; Index.

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Anand Amaldass SJ studied Philosophy and Catholic Theology. He took a Masters degree in Sanskrit and a Ph. D. from the University of Madras in 1981. Since 1984, he is teaching at Satya Nilayam Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy in Chennai, now part of the Loyola (Autonomous) College, Chennai. He was Dean of the Faculty and Director of the Research Institute for Philosophy and Sanskrit. Since his post-doctoral studies at the Vienna University, Austria in 1982-1984, he has taught nearly every year as a visiting professor in Frankfurt/Germany 2012. He has also been visiting faculty at the Wurzburg University, Germany and the Gregorian University in Rome. His area of research includes Indian philosophy and religion, aesthetics and interfaith dialogue . More than 40 books have been written or edited by him including a publication on the Dhvani theory in Indian Aesthetics (Vienna, Austria, 1984). He has also published around 100 articles in English and in Indian books and journals. Gudrun Lowner studied Protestant Theology and comparitive religion in Bochum, Wuppertal, Geneva and Heidelberg. Her Ph. D. was from Heildelberg University in 1997 after intensive field studies in Sri Lanka. Her thesis has the title Religion and Development in Sri Lanka. Her studies were supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation in Cologne, Germany. In 2008 she received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her academic and social work in India. After working on the staff of the Protestant University of Wuppertal, Germany, she is now working in Bangalore. Her areas of research include Buddhism, India and art. She has published her thesis and coauthored with Petra Kaupp a book studded with beautiful pictures on India: Schatztruhe Indien (Indian Treasure), New Delhi 2005. her recent book Christliche Themen in der indischen Kunst (Christian Themes in Indian Art), Frankfurt 2009, is an abridged version of the present volume, which is presented here totally anew with more than 1,100 rare illustrations.

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