{"product_id":"the-bloomsbury-research-handbook-of-arindam-chakrabarti-9781350058026","title":"The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] positive contribution to the discourse on aesthetics from a cross-cultural perspective. It should be required reading for any academic who teaches and writes on aesthetics and the philosophy of art . . . There is much to be inspired by, and to learn from.\"- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art provides an extensive research resource to the burgeoning field of Asian aesthetics. Featuring leading international scholars and teachers whose work defines the field, this unique volume reflects the very best scholarship in creative, analytic, and comparative philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with a philosophical reconstruction of the classical rasa aesthetics, chapters range from the nature of art-emotions, tones of thinking, and aesthetic education to issues in film-theory and problems of the past versus present. As well as discussing indigenous versus foreign in aesthetic practices, this volume covers North and South Indian performance practices and theories, alongside recent and new themes including the Gandhian aesthetics of surrender and self-control and the aesthetics of touch in the light of the politics of untouchability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith such unparalleled and authoritative coverage, \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art \u003c\/i\u003erepresents a dynamic map of comparative cross-cultural aesthetics. Bringing together original philosophical research from renowned thinkers, it makes a major contribution to both Eastern and Western contemporary aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arindam Chakrabarti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350058025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350058026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Arindam Chakrabarti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311046152447,"sku":"9781350058026","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbc45fe8-7afd-4e99-a7e0-1922e5818d67.jpg?v=1730887954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bloomsbury-research-handbook-of-arindam-chakrabarti-9781350058026","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}