TY - JOUR
T1 - The Book in the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas’ Hands
AU - Shacham, Ilanit Loewy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Abstract This paper focuses on images of human Vaiṣṇava figures holding a book in their hands, and the history and significance of this iconographic detail. The paper argues that in Vaiṣṇava South India, the book as an iconographic marker of human figures is a fairly recent development, though its roots can be situated in the period of the Vijayanagara Empire. The paper also demonstrates that while the book itself may appear as a stable iconographic marker, the meanings attached to it for different figures is not, thereby problematising the notion of iconographic code.
AB - Abstract This paper focuses on images of human Vaiṣṇava figures holding a book in their hands, and the history and significance of this iconographic detail. The paper argues that in Vaiṣṇava South India, the book as an iconographic marker of human figures is a fairly recent development, though its roots can be situated in the period of the Vijayanagara Empire. The paper also demonstrates that while the book itself may appear as a stable iconographic marker, the meanings attached to it for different figures is not, thereby problematising the notion of iconographic code.
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U2 - 10.1093/jhs/hiad021
DO - 10.1093/jhs/hiad021
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SN - 1756-4255
VL - 16
SP - 132
EP - 157
JO - Journal of Hindu Studies
JF - Journal of Hindu Studies
IS - 2
ER -