The Jagannatha Temple at Puri
Its Architecture, Art and Cult
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1993
Brill (Verlag)
9789004096738 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
9789004096738 (ISBN)
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An account of the architecture, sculpture, paintings and associated festivals of the great Vaisṇava shrine of Jagannatha at Puri in Orissa, on the east coast of India, together with a new analysis of the origin of the icons of the Triad.
Created as a symbol of imperial power by the south Indian conquerors of Orissa in the 12th century, the temple of Jagannatha endures as one of India's great monuments and centres of pilgrimage. This authoritative study assembles all the evidence, old and new, to produce a definitive account of the building and its cult.
Topics include Puri as a Sacred City of Light and its major festivals; the architecture, sculpture, and associated paintings of the Temple; and a new analysis of the origins of the extraordinary icons worshipped in it.
The only exhaustive account of this major shrine, this study includes unique 19th century and contemporary photographs, the latter revealing features in its ongoing restoration. Its new, integrated interpretation of the Purusottama cult places its iconography firmly in the traditions of Hindu festival art.
Created as a symbol of imperial power by the south Indian conquerors of Orissa in the 12th century, the temple of Jagannatha endures as one of India's great monuments and centres of pilgrimage. This authoritative study assembles all the evidence, old and new, to produce a definitive account of the building and its cult.
Topics include Puri as a Sacred City of Light and its major festivals; the architecture, sculpture, and associated paintings of the Temple; and a new analysis of the origins of the extraordinary icons worshipped in it.
The only exhaustive account of this major shrine, this study includes unique 19th century and contemporary photographs, the latter revealing features in its ongoing restoration. Its new, integrated interpretation of the Purusottama cult places its iconography firmly in the traditions of Hindu festival art.
O.M. Starza studied Indian Art at Oxford and Amsterdam. He has visited India many times and given lectures at Heidelberg, Brussels, Cambridge, and London. His recent publications include 'A Kusana Mathura Head of a Man in the National Museum at Delhi', South Asian Studies 6, 1990.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.1993 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in South Asian Culture ; 15 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1030 g |
| Einbandart | Leinen |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus | |
| ISBN-13 | 9789004096738 / 9789004096738 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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