Much Maligned Monsters, History of European Reactions to Indian Art
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7862783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald F Lach (0000-0002-5983-5155) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 356 |
| Publication date | 1979-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Much maligned monsters: History of European reactions to Indian art, Partha Mitter, 1977 |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/602692 |
| OpenAlex | W2067561345 |
| Language | EN |
In this fascinating study, Partha Mitter traces the history of European reactions to Indian art, from the earliest encounters of explorers with the exotic. East to the more sophisticated but still incomplete appreciations of the early twentieth century. Mitter's new Preface reflects upon the profound changes in Western interpretations of non-Western societies over the past fifteen years
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