Past Event
Saturday, May 12, 2012, 3 p.m.
"Tasting Rasa: Emotion, Art, and Devotion in Hindu Traditions"
1450 El Prado, San Diego, 92101
Cost: Free - $20
Rasa is "a Sanskrit term...translated as essence, nectar, or aesthetic sentiment," referring to a "blissful experience evoked by a work of art in the connoisseur akin to spiritual realization." Learn about the evolution of this concept during illustrated talk by Lance Nelson, USD professor and specialist in medieval Hindu theology.