{"product_id":"the-hindu-pantheon-the-court-of-all-hindu-gods","title":"The Hindu Pantheon: The Court of all Hindu Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : by Edward Moor and William Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Cosmo Publications\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ 15 February 2003\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition ‏ : ‎ New edition\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ 412 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8129200007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8129200006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 750 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Hindu Pantheon: The Court of All Hindu Gods\u003c\/b\u003e, originally published in 1810 by the British military officer and scholar \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"122\"\u003eEdward Moor\u003c\/b\u003e, is one of the most significant—and historically contested—early Western attempts to document, categorize, and illustrate the vast complexities of Hindu iconography, mythology, and theology. This monumental work served for decades as the foundational text through which European scholars and colonial administrators perceived the deities of the Indian subcontinent. The core philosophy of this text centers on \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"544\"\u003eiconographic codification\u003c\/b\u003e—attempting to bring systematic Western taxonomic order to the fluid, multi-dimensional, and often symbolic nature of Hindu religious imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe book is structured as an expansive descriptive catalog, moving systematically through the major deities of the Hindu trinity (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"130\"\u003eTrimurti\u003c\/i\u003e)—Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva—and their various incarnations (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"198\"\u003eAvatars\u003c\/i\u003e), consort deities, and associated mythological figures. It is particularly renowned for its \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"298\"\u003edetailed plates\u003c\/b\u003e, many of which were illustrated by the artist \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"360\"\u003eWilliam Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e in subsequent editions or influenced the visual interpretative style of the time. The text provides a rigorous analysis of the attributes, vehicles (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"525\"\u003eVahanas\u003c\/i\u003e), and symbolic weapons associated with each deity, attempting to correlate these with historical, astronomical, and allegorical interpretations derived from early translations of Sanskrit texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eEdward Moor (1771–1848) was an officer in the Bombay Army of the East India Company. His work was born out of deep personal interest in the antiquities he encountered while stationed in Western India. Though modern scholarship recognizes the inherent colonial limitations and occasional misinterpretations in his work, it remains an essential primary document for understanding the history of Indology and how religious knowledge was formally archived during the colonial encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosmo Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47581356097834,"sku":"HINDU-8129200007","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/products\/nav302.webp?v=1708702103","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/the-hindu-pantheon-the-court-of-all-hindu-gods","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}