Dansende Shiva Nataraja uit India (9,5 cm) Filipijnen het hindoeïsme en het confucianisme

het hindoeïsme en het confucianisme

The cloth is reminiscent of the robes of Christ

In de woorden van Ananda K

gebed en rituelen

Nkisi (plural minkisi) are spirits or an object inhabited by a spirit

Dansende Shiva Nataraja uit India (9,5 cm) Filipijnen het hindoeïsme en het confucianismeHeight: 9. 5 cm. Nataraja or Nataraj, the dance form of Lord Shiva. The term 'Nataraj' means 'King of Dancers' (Sanskrit nata = dance; raja = king). In the words of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Nataraj is 'the clearest image of the activity of God that any art or religion can boast of.' It is in fact an iconographic representation of India's rich and diverse cultural heritage and was developed in southern India by artists of the 9th and 10th centuries