Pp. 192; 106 text-figures (black-and-white photos, line-drawings, plan-views and maps. Publisher's original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. This work provides an introduction to the Hindi religion and its practices while discussing the science and culture behind the building of temples and stupas. No ownership marks.

The Hindu temple: An introduction to its meaning and forms (Icon editions)

Religion & Spirituality

Michell, George

Hinduism

Harper&Row

The Penguin Guide to Monuments of India (v. 1)

Travel

Penguin Uk

Pattadakal (Monumental Legacy)

This book provides an introduction to the temples at Pattadakal in central Karnataka, which represent the high point of eighth-century Hindu art and architecture. The only English-language guide to these extraordinary temples, this book will be invaluable for specialists as well as general readers.

History

Asia

Oxford University Press

This book provides an introduction to the temples at Pattadakal in central Karnataka, which represent the high point of eighth-century Hindu art and architecture. The only English-language guide to these extraordinary temples, this book will be invaluable for specialists as well as general readers.

In the heart of India's Deccan Plateau lies the ruined city of Firuzabad, the royal palace and second capital of Sultan Firuz Shah Bahmani. Built in the early years of the fifteenth century, the city displays a remarkably unified conception of Indo-Muslim architecture. But Firuzabad slipped into oblivion shortly after the death of its patron, and has since remained virtually unnoticed by archaeologists and art historians alike. In the present volume art historian George Michell and Indian historian Richard Eaton have collaborated in producing the first detailed architectural and historical analysis of this fascinating but little-known legacy of Indo-Muslim culture.

Firuzabad: Palace City of the Deccan (Oxford Studies in Islamic Art)

Arts & Photography

Eaton, Richard

History & Criticism

From the fifteenth century on, after a period of widespread destruction and demolition, India witnessed a resumption of temple patronage and building activity. These alatea temples, however, are usually overlooked by architectural and art historians, who tend to privilege the earlier phases of Indian architecture and art, the prevailing assumption being that Indiaas alatea temples are unworthy of serious attention. As illustrated in this volume, nothing could be further from the truth. Accompanied by maps, photographs, as well as a selection of building plans, this book is the first wide-ranging account of temple architecture in the 500-year period that coincides with the rule of the sultanates, the Mughals, and the British. Through a meticulous study of over 300 temples from 17 geographical zones, this book shows that, as far as temple architecture is concerned, these years were remarkably creative and vibrant. The temples built during this period display a startling diversity of forms, structural techniques, and aesthetic qualities. Rather than characterizing the appearance of domes, vaults, pointed arches, and other such aborrowingsa as inappropriately 'Christian' or 'Islamic', this volume attempts to understand how such attributes came to be integrated into a Hindu and Jain religious context.

Late Temple Architecture of India, 15th to 19th Centuries: Continuities, Revivals, Appropriations, and Innovations

For more than 1500 years, from the Indian subcontinent to the islands of the Indonesian archipelago, the temple has embodied and symbolized the Hindu worldview at its deepest level and inspired the greatest architectural and artistic achievements in Hindu Asia. In The Hindu Temple, considered the standard introduction to the subject, George Michell explains the cultural, religious, and architectural significance of the temple. He illustrates his points with a profusion of photographs, building plans, and drawings of architectural details, making the book a useful guide for travelers to Asia as well as an illuminating text for students of architecture, religion, and Asian civilizations. Michell's discussion of the meaning and forms of the temple in Hindu society encompasses the awe-inspiring rock-cut temples at Ellora and Elephanta, the soaring superstructures and extraordinary sexual exhibitionism of the sculptures at Khajuraho, and the colossal mortuary temple of Angkor Vat, as well as the tiny iconic shrines that many Hindus wear around their necks and the simple shrines found under trees or near ponds.

The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

University of Chicago Press

For more than 1500 years, from the Indian subcontinent to the islands of the Indonesian archipelago, the temple has embodied and symbolized the Hindu worldview at its deepest level and inspired the greatest architectural and artistic achievements in Hindu Asia. In The Hindu Temple, considered the standard introduction to the subject, George Michell explains the cultural, religious, and architectural significance of the temple. He illustrates his points with a profusion of photographs, building plans, and drawings of architectural details, making the book a useful guide for travelers to Asia as well as an illuminating text for students of architecture, religion, and Asian civilizations.Michell's discussion of the meaning and forms of the temple in Hindu society encompasses the awe-inspiring rock-cut temples at Ellora and Elephanta, the soaring superstructures and extraordinary sexual exhibitionism of the sculptures at Khajuraho, and the colossal mortuary temple of Angkor Vat, as well as the tiny iconic shrines that many Hindus wear around their necks and the simple shrines found under trees or near ponds.

The Hindu temple: An introduction to its meaning and forms

Architecture

Elek

This new Blue Guide covers the increasingly popular tourist destination of Southern India, starting with Bombay and including the states of Maharashtra, Andhara Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.Divided into chapters that focus on the main towns and sites, with ideas for additional excursions off the beaten track, this is certainly the most comprehensive guidebook available to the south of India. Detailed regional maps, town and site plans, hotel recommendations, and additional practical information enable readers to plan their own routes.

Blue Guide Southern India (Blue Guides)

Blue Guide

The art of Hinduism constitutes one of the world's great traditions, as alive today as when the first images of Hindu gods were fashioned out of stone more than two thousand years ago. George Michell's invaluable survey looks at the entire period, covering shrines consecrated to Hindu cults as well as works of art that portray Hindu divinities, semidivine personalities, and mythological narratives. Michell outlines the development of Hinduism and the principal iconic forms of its pantheon (the symbolic basis for Hindu religious architecture), and explains the system of royal patronage that led to the construction of so many temples and the commissioning of their attendant works of art. Then, in a broad chronological sweep, he demonstrates artistic continuities down to the present day in the different regions of the country, confirming the vibrancy of the visual world of Hinduism. The illustrations include Mamallapuram and other great temples, profound and beautiful works of sculpture such as Shiva dancing the eternal dance of creation and destruction, and exquisite paintings of the loves of Krishna. 185 illustrations, 100 in color.

Hindu Art and Architecture (World of Art)

Thames&Hudson

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The Hindu temple: An introduction to its meaning and forms (Icon editions)

The Penguin Guide to Monuments of India (v. 1)

Pattadakal (Monumental Legacy)

Pattadakal (Monumental Legacy)

Firuzabad: Palace City of the Deccan (Oxford Studies in Islamic Art)

Late Temple Architecture of India, 15th to 19th Centuries: Continuities, Revivals, Appropriations, and Innovations

The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms

The Hindu temple: An introduction to its meaning and forms

Blue Guide Southern India (Blue Guides)

Hindu Art and Architecture (World of Art)