Bastar bronzes tribal religion and art
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Published on 12/11/2011
Bastar – known as the land of tribes and an enigma to the outside world – is today the largest tribal district of the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh. About 70% of its total population comprises tribals of various denominations. Of these, the Gonds are the largest and most important group.
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Bastar bronzes : tribal religion and art / Niranjan Mahawar. -- New Delhi : Abhinav Publications, 2011.
343 p., [47] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm. USD 79.35
Study on the tribal art on bronze at Bastar District of Jharkhand State, India.
ISBN 8170174805
OCoLC#754482245 DK-215784
Niranjan Mahawar, who since 1962 has been making a close study of various tribal communities of India and voraciously collecting tribal arts, artifacts, and items of oral tradition, here focuses exclusively on the religion, art and culture of the Bastar tribes. Bastar – known as the land of tribes and an enigma to the outside world – is today the largest tribal district of the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh. About 70% of its total population comprises tribals of various denominations. Of these, the Gonds are the largest and most important group. Some of the Bastar tribals still live in deep forests, mostly in primitive state – untouched by developments all around them.
For centuries on, Bastar tribes have been essentially divorced from the India’s mainstream culture. Despite influences of Hinduism from the neighouring regions, they have held on to their own religion, own pantheon, and own ways of worship. The author specially examines the Gond animistic beliefs and how far they intermingle with the mainstream Hindu tradition.
Bastar Bronzes is the first-ever, exclusive, full-blown study of the Bastar tribal communities, highlighting their religion and art. With fascinating illustrations, it not only looks into the nature of their widely-ranged bronzes and how they originated, but also presents their religious beliefs, gods and goddesses, totems, demigods, demons, animistic beliefs, and festivals. The book is enriched with 94 exquisite colour photographs.
Niranjan Mahawar: an economist by training, developed great interest in anthropology – specially in the tribal religions, arts and culture. For the last 45 years, he has been documenting tribal and folk arts, folk theatre forms, folklore, tribal myths and other aspects of tribal/folk ways of life.
343 p., [47] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm. USD 79.35
Study on the tribal art on bronze at Bastar District of Jharkhand State, India.
ISBN 8170174805
OCoLC#754482245 DK-215784
Niranjan Mahawar, who since 1962 has been making a close study of various tribal communities of India and voraciously collecting tribal arts, artifacts, and items of oral tradition, here focuses exclusively on the religion, art and culture of the Bastar tribes. Bastar – known as the land of tribes and an enigma to the outside world – is today the largest tribal district of the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh. About 70% of its total population comprises tribals of various denominations. Of these, the Gonds are the largest and most important group. Some of the Bastar tribals still live in deep forests, mostly in primitive state – untouched by developments all around them.
For centuries on, Bastar tribes have been essentially divorced from the India’s mainstream culture. Despite influences of Hinduism from the neighouring regions, they have held on to their own religion, own pantheon, and own ways of worship. The author specially examines the Gond animistic beliefs and how far they intermingle with the mainstream Hindu tradition.
Bastar Bronzes is the first-ever, exclusive, full-blown study of the Bastar tribal communities, highlighting their religion and art. With fascinating illustrations, it not only looks into the nature of their widely-ranged bronzes and how they originated, but also presents their religious beliefs, gods and goddesses, totems, demigods, demons, animistic beliefs, and festivals. The book is enriched with 94 exquisite colour photographs.
Niranjan Mahawar: an economist by training, developed great interest in anthropology – specially in the tribal religions, arts and culture. For the last 45 years, he has been documenting tribal and folk arts, folk theatre forms, folklore, tribal myths and other aspects of tribal/folk ways of life.