pre-colonial South India Champakalakshmi, R. (Radha) 1932- creator text bibliography ii New Delhi Oxford University Press 2011 monographic eng

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xx, 643 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. The making of religious tradition : perspectives from pre-colonial south India -- Section 1: Purāṇic religion, bhakti, and religious traditions. From devotion and dissent to dominance : the bhakti of the Tamil Āl̤vārs and Nāyanārs -- Purāṇic religion and the evolution of the Tamil Śaiva tradition -- Śankara and purāṇic religion -- Vaiṣṇava concepts in early Tamil Nadu -- The sacred geography of the Murukan cult -- Section 2: Religion, canon and community. Patikam pāṭuvār : ritual singing as a means of communication in early medieval south India -- Caste and community : oscillating identities in pre-modern south India -- The maṭha : monachism as the base of a parallel authority structure -- Section III: Counter traditions : the śramaṇas. Buddhism in South India : patterns of patronage -- Jainism in Tamil Nadu : a historical overview -- Jainism in Andhra and Karnataka -- The bhakti movement and religious conflict in early medieval Tamil̤akam -- Section IV: Temple as symbol and metaphor. Symbol and metaphor : Temple architecture and iconography in south India -- Iconographic programme and political imagery in early medieval Tamil̤akam : The Rājasimheśvara and the Rājarājeśvara -- Bhāgavata scenes in Pallava and Cōḷa sculptures -- Tañjāvūr, the ceremonial city of the Cōḷas -- The Drāviḍa style of architecture : a historical perspective -- Section V: Ideology and sovereignty. The sovereignty of the divine : the Vaiṣṇava pantheon and temporal power in south India -- Ideology and the state in south India. R. Chamakalakshmi. Includes bibliographical references. a-ii--- Hindu temples India, South History Hindu art India, South Hindu symbolism Buddhist art and symbolism India, South BL1243.76.S68 C43 2011 294.5350954 CHR 9780198070597 0198070594 2011311087 Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1203/2011311087-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1203/2011311087-d.html BTCTA 110711 20161123181031.0 16863681 eng