| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 412 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Brill's indological library ; 26 |
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Brill's Indological library ; 26.
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| Contents |
CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CHAPTER ONE. Introduction; CHAPTER TWO. Character, authorship, date of the Kasyapasilpa; CHAPTER THREE. Some remarks on the present edition of the three ritual chapters from the Kasyapasilpa; CHAPTER FOUR. Three chapters from the Kasyapasilpa: edition, translation and commentary; CHAPTER FIVE. Broader textual context: the prathamestaka, garbhanyasa and murdhestaka rituals in the related texts; CHAPTER SIX. The function and meaning of the garbhanyasa, the prathamestakanyasa and the murdhestakanyasa as expressed by the textual sources |
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CHAPTER SEVEN. Theory versus practice: traces of construction rituals in South and Southeast AsiaTABLES; APPENDIXES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Summary |
As in various other cultures, in the Hindu tradition of the Indian Subcontinent construction rituals accompany the construction of a temple, from the moment of choosing the suitable building site, right to the completion of the entire project. Numerous descriptions in Sanskrit texts on ritual and architecture describe in detail these building consecration ceremonies and reflect the importance attached to these rituals. Surprisingly, this topic has so far not received the attention it deserves given its essential role. Basing herself on both the Sanskrit texts, as well as the archaeological fin |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-401) and index |
| Subject |
Hindu temples -- Dedication -- History
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Antiquities
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Hindu temples -- Dedication
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Hindoeisme.
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Inwijding.
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Tempels.
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India -- Antiquities.
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India
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India.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047420897 |
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9047420896 |
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900415843X |
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9789004158436 |
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