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Head and heart : valour and self-sacrifice in the art of India by Mary Storm is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>An extensive study of self-sacrificial images in Indian art, this book examines concepts such as head-offering, human sacrifice, blood, suicide, valour, self-immolation, and self-giving in the context of religion and politics to explore why these images were produced and how they became paradigms of heroism.</p>
Who reads Head and heart : valour and self-sacrifice in the art of India?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mary Storm
- Publisher
- Routledge India
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780415812467
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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