01371nam a22001697a 4500020001800000082001700018100003700035245007400072260003300146300001700179520086200196546001201058650003901070650002801109650004701137650001701184  a9788119139125  a294.5bCOO-D  aCoomaraswamy, Ananda K.eauthor.  aThe Dance of Shiva:bFourteen Indian Essays/cAnanda K. Coomaraswamy   aNew Delhi:bManohar, c2023.  a196p.bIndex  ahe Dance Of Shiva: Fourteen Essays is a collection of fourteen stimulating essays about the uniqueness and traditionality of Indian art and culture, and was authored in the early twentieth century. These essays on Indian culture and art a offer a lucid and profound representation of the attitudes and opinions held by Indian intellectuals during the British Raj.The essays explore topics like What Has India Contributed to Human Welfare?, Music during Vedic times, Hindu View Of Art: Historical And Theory Of Beauty, Status Of Indian Women, and Cosmopolitan View Of Nietzsche, among others. Unfolding India’s large philosophical and cultural traditions, including its social organisation, its art, and attitudes toward family, romantic love, and marriage, The Dance Of Shiva: Fourteen Essays is a radical account of the Indian experience through the ages  aEnglish  aHinduismvIndian ArtxDancezIndia  aHinduvViewxArtzIndia  aPhilosophyvLife and CustomsxHinduzIndia  xMusiczIndia