{"product_id":"semiotica-indica-encyclopaedic-dictionary-of-body-language-in-indian-art-and-culture-2-vols","title":"Semiotica Indica: encyclopaedic dictionary of body-language in Indian art and culture, 2 vols.","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"103\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"101\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"340\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"172\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"172\"\u003ePublisher: ADITYA PRAKASHAN Indological Publishers \u0026amp; Booksellers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"217\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eEdition: New Delhi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"232\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"232\"\u003eYear: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"259\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"259\"\u003eISBN-13: 9788173050466\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"283\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"283\"\u003eISBN-10: 8173050465\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"306\"\u003eSubject: Fine Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eCover: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"340\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"340\"\u003eSet: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"810\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"363\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"381\"\u003eSemiotica Indica\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive attempt to describe the semiotics of Indian culture. Exploring how actions evolve into gestures and how gestures convey complex messages, this encyclopaedic dictionary surveys Indian semiotics from the Rgvedic age to the modern day. Drawing upon a vast range of literature in Sanskrit and modern Indian languages on nonverbal communication, the work organizes this knowledge with three primary aims:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"875\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eTo provide an ancient overview of nonverbal communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"972\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"972\"\u003eTo trace the continuity of semiotic traditions in India from Bharata’s time to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eTo establish a conceptual framework for integrating new semiotic findings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003eThe book presents both theoretical (Śāstra) and practical (Prayoga\/Loka) approaches of leading Indian semioticians, highlighting their objectives—whether classifying sacred texts and worldly practices, constructing philosophical sign systems, generating new ideas through Purāṇas, or enhancing knowledge across diverse disciplines. 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