Feet and Footwear in Indian Culture - Hardcover

Jan-Neubauer, Jutta

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1890206202 ISBN 13: 9781890206208

Publisher: Grantha Corporation, 1999

Synopsis

Innumerable references to the foot and to foot worship in Indian culture convey the impression that the foot is considered one, if not the most, important part of the human body. For the first time, The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto mounts an exhibition, Paduka, to illustrate the religious and erotic significance of feet and footwear in Indian art and culture. Rare information has been culled from lesser known Buddhist and Jain sources concerning the rules and regulations governing the monastic life of monks.

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Review:

"The richness and variety of ancient and traditional footwear are lavishly illustrated, with outstanding examples of the typical toe-knob sandals worn by mendicants and holy men and the beautifully embroidered shoes of the wealthy. -- The Asian Age"

About the Author:

Jutta Jain-Neubauer, born in Austria in 1951, studied Indology and Indian art history in Heidelberg and Bonn (Germany).

About this edition

• Publisher: Grantha Corporation
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1890206202
• ISBN 13: 9781890206208
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 171