What was the bhakti movement and how does Shiva Nataraja embody its concepts?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal Answer should include:
1. The bronze figure embodies the bhakti movement, which emphasized seeking an ideal relationship between humans and deities, rooted in an intimate, personal, and loving connection to a god.
2. In the sculpture, Shiva displays himself to the believer in all his benevolent power.
3. Shiva dances within a ring of fire and his extended left hand holds flames that symbolize the destruction of the universe and of our ego-centeredness.
4. Shiva's right front hand makes the "have no fear" gesture, and the hand of his left front arm points to his raised foot and leg to signify the promise of liberation.
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What does Rousseau believe about humans in the state of nature?
What will be an ideal response?
In ancient Hawaii, only royalty could own or wear precious objects made of ____
a. gold b. eelskin c. feathers d. metal
Sonata form can be thought of as __________
a) aform that began in the Middle Ages b) ashort-lived musical form c) afree-flowing form d) a logical sequence of events, like a drama in three acts
Design= art
Indicate whether the statement is true or false