Trees in Indian art mythology and folklore /
Bansi Lal Malla
- New Delhi : Aryan Books International, 2000.
- xxii,145 p.,[40] p. of plates : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : 1. Primal vision of the [world] tree -- 2 Tree worship in pre-vedic era -- 3. Tree worship in metahistorical texts -- 4. Tree motifs in Bio-cultural contexts -- i. Trees and ethno-religious attitudes--ii. Fertility cult-- iii. Ecological awareness -- iv. Medicinal trees (Rogi Taru)-- 5. Tree motifs in Indian art-- i. Tree in sculptural art--ii. Kalpavrksa (wish-fulfilling tree) and Kalpalata (wish-fulfilling creeper)-- iii. Trees in coins -- 6. Art is religion, religion art.
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GEN Trees in art Folklore --India Art--Indic Mythology--Indic