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Opening Kailasanatha - The Temple in Kanchipuram Revealed in Time and Space (Hardcover)
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Opening Kailasanatha - The Temple in Kanchipuram Revealed in Time and Space (Hardcover)
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Stone figures hardened by ascetic discipline and heroic effort face
north in deep shadow. There they meet the gazes of the same gods
and goddesses but with gentler bodies enacting grace, warmth,
seduction, and marriage, drenched in sunlight, facing south. These
figures adorn the eighth-century Kailasanatha temple complex in
southeastern India, built by rulers who were both warriors and
ascetics, engaged in the work of this world and in spiritual
quests. They designed their temple as an exuberant visual feast to
sustain both modes of being. In Opening Kailasanatha, Padma Kaimal
deciphers the intentions of the monument’s makers, reaching back
across centuries to illuminate worldviews of the ancient Indic
south. She reveals how circling the complex in a clockwise
direction focuses the mind and spirit on worldly engagement; in a
counterclockwise direction, on renunciation and ascetic practice.
This pairing of highly charged, complementary pathways enabled
devotees to grasp these counterpoised opportunities in their own
listening, gazing, moving bodies. By focusing on the material form
of the complex—the architecture, inscriptions, and sculptures,
along with the spaces they carve out that guide light, shadow,
sound, and footsteps—Kaimal offers insights that complement what
surviving texts tell us about Shaiva Siddhanta ideas and practices,
providing a rare opportunity to walk in the distant past.
General
Imprint: |
University of Washington Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2021 |
Authors: |
Padma Kaimal
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-295-74777-4 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-295-74777-3 |
Barcode: |
9780295747774 |
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