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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Catalog of an exhibition held Feb. 20-May 29, 2011 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and June 24-Oct. 2, 2011 at the Brooklyn Museum. Description: 296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 30 cm Contents: Foreword and acknowledgements / Susan H. Edwards -- Multiplicity and grandeur: an introduction to Vishnu/ Joan Cummins -- Becoming Vishnu / Doris Meth Srinivasan -- Vishnu's manifestations in the Tamil Country / Leslie C. Orr -- Networks of devotion : the art and practice of Vaishnavism in Western India / Cynthia Packert -- Catalogue / Joan Cummins with Neeraja Poddar. …

Contents 1 Foreword and AcknowledgementsSusan H Edwards 2 Multiplicity and grandeur an introduction to VishnuJoan Cummins 3 Becoming VishnuDoris Meth Srinivasan 4 Vishnu?s manifestations in the Tamil countryLeslie C Orr 5 Networks of devotion the art and practice of Vaishnavism in Western IndiaCynthia Packert 6 The image of Vishnu i Introduction Ii Attributes Iii The consorts of Vishnu and female forms of Vishnu Iv Garuda V Legends of Vishnu 7 The Avatars of Vishnu i Introduction Ii The Matsya Aatar Iii The Kurma Avatar Iv The Varaha Avatar V The Narasimha Avatar Vi Vamana Avatar Vii The Parashurama Avatar Viii The Rama Avatar Ix Hanuman X Krishna as Avatar and God Xi The Balarama Avatar Xii The Buddha Avatar Xiii Kalki Avatar Xiv Multifaced Vishnu images 8 The worship of Vishnu Introduction Suggested reading Glossary IndexVishnu-one of the Hinduism?s most important and powerful deities-is the great preserver vanquishing those who seek to destroy the balance of the universe For his followers he is also creator and the destroyer the cause of all existence His many traits are embodied in his impressive physical form the weapons he carries the Goddesses who are his consorts and the eagle Garuda on whom he flies down from heaven In Hindu legend Vishnu descends to earth in many manifestations known as avatars to fight powerful demons and to save his devotees The avatars range in form from Varaha the boar to Parashurama the Brahmin warrior and in character from Narasimha the ferocious half man half lion to Krishna the charismatic prince-cowherd The legends of Vishnu have inspired some of the greatest art literature and ritual traditions in India This catalogue examines the many faces of Vishnu and the ways that the God has been represented from antiquity to the presentEssays by noted historians of South Asian art delve deeply into the regional and sectarian traditions of Vishnu Worship in India Illustrations and discussions of almost 200 works of art in a wide range of media and borrowed from collections across the North Atlantic reveal the rich diversity of India?s art and religious culture 296 pp. 236 Col. and B/W illus. (ilustrador).…