Phantasmic Anatomy of the Statues of Mathura.(Book Review) From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: Srinivasan, Doris M. | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Phantasmic Anatomy of the Statues of Mathura. By SANDRINE GILL. New Delhi: MUNSHIRAM MANOHARLAL, 2000. Pp. xxvii + 112, figs., illus. Rs 450.

The question most often asked by a visitor to a gallery of Indian art is "Why do the images have many heads, arms, and eyes?" Upon noting that such images represent deities, the visitor, especially the Western visitor, is often so perplexed that his appreciation of the art is considerably diminished. Attributing multiple bodily par...