The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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Page 118
... beauty it required considerable cultivation in the audience itself to appreciate , - were represented indoors . The fact , however , is explained by the belief that the true appreciation of dramatic and histrionic beauty can only come ...
... beauty it required considerable cultivation in the audience itself to appreciate , - were represented indoors . The fact , however , is explained by the belief that the true appreciation of dramatic and histrionic beauty can only come ...
Page 145
... beauty , and are frequently hideous and grotesque . " - Because the shapes of these deities are unfamiliar to them , these historians and critics of the artistic products of India have been overwhelmed by their innate contempt for ...
... beauty , and are frequently hideous and grotesque . " - Because the shapes of these deities are unfamiliar to them , these historians and critics of the artistic products of India have been overwhelmed by their innate contempt for ...
Page 199
... beauty of wifehood , for the reverence of motherhood , as being the outcome of a savage contempt for women . The ideal underlying the Hindu marriage contract and ritual will be best illustrated by a brief description of the ceremonies ...
... beauty of wifehood , for the reverence of motherhood , as being the outcome of a savage contempt for women . The ideal underlying the Hindu marriage contract and ritual will be best illustrated by a brief description of the ceremonies ...
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