The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE (Archaeology and Religion in South Asia) - Hardcover

Verma Mishra, Susan; Ray, Himanshu Prabha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138679208 ISBN 13: 9781138679207

Publisher: Routledge India, 2016

Synopsis

This volume focuses on the religious shrine in western India as an institution of cultural integration in the period spanning 200 BCE to 800 CE. It presents an analysis of religious architecture at multiple levels, both temporal and spatial, and distinguishes it as a ritual instrument that integrates individuals and communities into a cultural fabric. The work shows how these structures emphasise on communication with a host of audiences such as the lay worshipper, the ritual specialist, the royalty and the elite as well as the artisan and the sculptor. It also examines religious imagery, inscriptions, traditional lore and Sanskrit literature.

The book will be of special interest to researchers and scholars of ancient Indian history, Hinduism, religious studies, architecture and South Asian studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Verma Mishra is Project Associate, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, India.

Himanshu Prabha Ray is Chairperson, Academic Committee, Project Mausam, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, India. She is Honorary Professor, Distant Worlds, Munich Graduate School of Ancient Studies, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, and Research Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge India
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138679208
• ISBN 13: 9781138679207
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284