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The Hindu Temple - An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms (Paperback, New edition)
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The Hindu Temple - An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms (Paperback, New edition)
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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.
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