The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life of Sacred Bronzes from Chola India, 855–1280

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Vidya Dehejia

The Thief Who Stole My Heart

The Material Life of Sacred Bronzes from Chola India, 855–1280

Vidya Dehejia

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Princeton University Press
15 October 2021

History of Art & Design Styles; Sculpture; Religious subjects depicted in art; Hinduism; Material culture

Series: Bollingen Series

The first book to put the sacred and sensuous bronze statues from India's Chola dynasty in social context

From the ninth through the thirteenth century, the Chola dynasty of southern India produced thousands of statues of Hindu deities, whose physical perfection was meant to reflect spiritual beauty and divine transcendence. During festivals, th

By: Vidya Dehejia
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9780691202594
ISBN 10: 0691202591
Series: Bollingen Series
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 October 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vidya Dehejia is the Barbara Stoler Miller Professor of Indian and South Asian Art at Columbia University. Her many books include The Unfinished: Stone Carvers at Work on the Indian Subcontinent and The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India.

Reviews for The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life of Sacred Bronzes from Chola India, 855–1280

"""The Thief Who Stole My Heart offers an expansive and complete immersion in a community still accessible to us through its exquisite sacred art."" * Desi News *"