Berkson, Carmel, 1924-

Elephanta, the cave of Shiva / photographs by Carmel Berkson ; essays by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, George Michell, and Carmel Berkson.

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1983.

xvii, 48 pages, 61 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm

Three descriptive essays and numerous fascinating photographs allow the reader to experience a major monument of Indian art: the sixth-century temple cave on Elephanta Island, in Bombay harbor, and its extraordinary stone sculptures. The authors and the photographer capture the atmosphere of the cave and the spirit of the sculptures, which portray the relentless energy and paradoxical power of Shiva, greatest of all Hindu gods. In the text Wendy O'Flaherty interprets the myths of Shiva depicted in the sculpture; Ms. Berkson's essay supplies historical background and a stylistic analysis; and George Michell examines the overall structure of the cave to show that it is a mandala-like image of the heavenly mountain residence of Shiva and even of the structure of the universe itself. -- From publisher's description.

0691040095 (alk. paper)
9780691040097 (alk. paper)
0691003718 (pbk.)
9780691003719 (pbk.)

Siva (Hindu deity) Art.
Siva (Hindu deity)
Hindu sculpture India Elephanta Island.
Cave temples India Elephanta Island.
Sculpture hindoue Inde Elephanta.
Temples rupestres Inde Elephanta.
Hindu sculpture.
Cave temples.
Bildband
Elephanta Caves (Mumbai, India)
India Mumbai Elephanta Caves.
India Elephanta Island.
Elephanta Schiwa-Tempel.
India (Republic). Bombay Hindu temples: Elephanta caves

Art.

Doniger, Wendy.
Michell, George.

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