any recommended books on the history of indian aesthetics? food, clothing, art, etc. (actually interested in recommendations for books that try to survey any country/culture's aesthetics.)
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Fair warning, the classical theory is kinda mannered and ponderous with no meaningful development since Abhinavagupta circa 1000 AD. I’m told there’s an emerging modern critical tradition of folk aesthetics focused particularly on textiles.
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ah, would be interested in the textile thing. have been pretty struck by the casual ubiquity/variety/beauty of patterning in fabric. (been visiting for the first time, if it wasnt obvious)
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No it was not obvious :) I remembered now where I saw the textiles ref: it was on Tyler Cowen’s blog:http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2017/12/understand-modern-india.html …
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