Many Heads, Arms and Eyes Origin, Meaning and Form of Multiplicity in Indian Art (Studies in Asian Art and Archaeology)

Review
"Doris Srinivasan's remarkable monograph on multiplicity in the Indic tradition draws also on multiple disciplines -- Indology, archaeology, and art history among them -- to address concepts of origin, creation, differentiation, and embodiment. Without these, India's material remains cannot be understood. Reading her study is a responsibility and a pleasure, landmark and revelation. For Art History and other disciplines it provides an essential richness and frame for understanding." - Michael W. Meister, W. Norman Brown Professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania
"Il est désormais impensable de parler d'hindouisme ancien sans consulter ce livre (...) un très beau livre de l'histoire de l'art et d'histoire des religions, magnifiquement pensé et magnifiquement écrit." - Gérard Fussman, in: BEFEO 85 (1998)
"The book must be read by everyone who works on the art and religion of early India. Coomaraswamy and Kramrisch (who was one of the Srinivasan's teachers) would be proud of her work." - Robert L. Brown, in: Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2001
This is a multidisciplinary analysis to determine the meaning of multiple body parts in early Indian art. Investigation of Brahmanical texts and culture establish several meanings and indicate the interplay between religion and art, making possible an interpretation of Hindu icons.