Locating pleasure in Indian history : prescribed and proscribed desires in visual and literary cultures / edited by Seema Bawa.
Contributor(s): Bawa, Seema [editor.].
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Text Language of document:EnglishPublisher: 2021Description: xvi, 292 p. : ill. (black & white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9789390513727 \q hardcover.Subject(s): Pleasure \x Philosophy | Pleasure in literature | Pleasure in art | India -- Civilization | India -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 128.37 B3297 Lo | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements: Looking for Hur in History Introduction: Pleasures-Proscribed and Prescribed 1. Seeking Pleasure: Representations of Pleasure and Domesticity in Textual Traditions -- Jaya S. Tyagi2. Idyllic, Intimate, Beautiful Pleasures in Visual Culture at Mathura -- Seema Bawa3. Satire and Desire in Caturbhani -- Ashish Abrol and Janica Paul4. Courting Pleasure in Ravana's Lanka : The Aesthetics of Power and Desire in Early Medieval Deccan -- Parul Pandya Dhar5. Pleasant and Unpleasant Moments: The Life and Time of a Jain Merchant in Early Modern North India -- Shalin Jain6. 'Aashiq ko tow Allah na Dikhlaai Bhudhapa': Nazir Akbarabadi and the Celebrations of the Little Pleasures of Life in Urdu Poetry -- Raziuddin Aquil7. Painting Pleasure: The Genealogy and Dichotomies of Gender-based Identities -- Preeti Sharma8. Celebrating Adversities in the 17th and early 18th Century North India: The Case of Mir Ja'far Zatalli -- Saifuddin Ahmad9. Pleasures of Fashion and Sorrows of Production: The Handloom Industry in United Provinces, India, 1860s-1940s -- Santosh Kumar Rai10. Devotion and Pleasure: Vantages of Rebellion -- Kota NeelimaAbout the Editor and Contributors Index.
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