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Religion, tradition, and ideology : Pre-colonial South India
Champakalakshmi R
Religion, tradition, and ideology : Pre-colonial South India - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2011 - 643p xxii
Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Making of a Religious Tradition, An Overview; Section I: Puranic Religion and Bhakti: Chapter 1. From Devotion and Dissent to Dominance: The Bhakti of the Tamil Alvar and Nayanar; Chapter 2. Puranic Religion and Saiva Tradition; Chapter 3. Sankara and Puranic Religion; Chapter 4. Vaisnava Concepts in Early Tamil Nadu; Section II: Canonical Traditions and Religious Communities: Chapter 5. Patikam Patuvar: Ritual Singing asa Means of Communication in Early Medieval South India; Chapter 6. Caste and Community: Oscillating Identities in Pre-modern South India; Chapter 7. The Matha: Monachism as the Base of an Parallel Authority Structure; Section III: Counter Traditions: Chapter 8. Buddhism in South India: Patterns ofPatronage; Chapter 9. Jainism in South India: Tamil Nadu and Andhra and Karnataka; Chapter 10. From Natural Caverns to Rock-cut and Structural Temples: The Changing Context of the Jaina Religious Tradition; Chapter 11. The Bhakti Movement and Religious Conflict in Early Medieval Tamilakam; Section IV: Temple as Metaphor: Chapter 12. Symbol and Metaphor: Temple Architecture and Iconography; Chapter 13. Iconographic Programme and Political Imagery in Early Medieval Tamilakam: TheRajasimhesvara and the Rajarajesvara in Early Medieval South India; Chapter 14. Bhagavata Scenes in Pallava and Cola Sculptures; Chapter 15. Tanjavur, The Ceremonial City; Chapter 16. The Dravida Style of Architecture: A Historical Perspective; Section V: The Ideology of Sovereignty: Chapter 17. The Sovereignty ofthe Divine: The Vaisnava Pantheon and Temporal Power; Chapter 18. Ideology and the State in Medieval South India
9780198070597
1. Hindu Temples - India - South - History2. Hindu Art - Hindu Symbolism3. Buddhist Art & Symbolism
295.534095 / CHA-2
Religion, tradition, and ideology : Pre-colonial South India - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2011 - 643p xxii
Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Making of a Religious Tradition, An Overview; Section I: Puranic Religion and Bhakti: Chapter 1. From Devotion and Dissent to Dominance: The Bhakti of the Tamil Alvar and Nayanar; Chapter 2. Puranic Religion and Saiva Tradition; Chapter 3. Sankara and Puranic Religion; Chapter 4. Vaisnava Concepts in Early Tamil Nadu; Section II: Canonical Traditions and Religious Communities: Chapter 5. Patikam Patuvar: Ritual Singing asa Means of Communication in Early Medieval South India; Chapter 6. Caste and Community: Oscillating Identities in Pre-modern South India; Chapter 7. The Matha: Monachism as the Base of an Parallel Authority Structure; Section III: Counter Traditions: Chapter 8. Buddhism in South India: Patterns ofPatronage; Chapter 9. Jainism in South India: Tamil Nadu and Andhra and Karnataka; Chapter 10. From Natural Caverns to Rock-cut and Structural Temples: The Changing Context of the Jaina Religious Tradition; Chapter 11. The Bhakti Movement and Religious Conflict in Early Medieval Tamilakam; Section IV: Temple as Metaphor: Chapter 12. Symbol and Metaphor: Temple Architecture and Iconography; Chapter 13. Iconographic Programme and Political Imagery in Early Medieval Tamilakam: TheRajasimhesvara and the Rajarajesvara in Early Medieval South India; Chapter 14. Bhagavata Scenes in Pallava and Cola Sculptures; Chapter 15. Tanjavur, The Ceremonial City; Chapter 16. The Dravida Style of Architecture: A Historical Perspective; Section V: The Ideology of Sovereignty: Chapter 17. The Sovereignty ofthe Divine: The Vaisnava Pantheon and Temporal Power; Chapter 18. Ideology and the State in Medieval South India
9780198070597
1. Hindu Temples - India - South - History2. Hindu Art - Hindu Symbolism3. Buddhist Art & Symbolism
295.534095 / CHA-2