Darsan Seeing the Divine Image in India

Darsan: Seeing the Divine Image in India By Diana L. Eck
1998 | 97 Pages | ISBN: 0231112653 | PDF | 12 MB
The role of the visual is essential to Hindu tradition and culture, but many attempts to understand India’s divine images have been laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing," is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with appreciation and imagination.