" A]n excellent analytical study of a sensationally beautiful
type of temple.... This work is not just art historical but
embraces... religious studies, anthropology, history, and
literature." Catherine B. Asher
" A]dvances our knowledge of... Bengali temple building
practices, the complex inter-reliance between religion, state
power, and art, and the ways in which Western colonial assumptions
have distorted correct interpretation.... A splendid book." Rachel
Fell McDermott
In the flux created by the Mughal conquest, Hindu landholders of
eastern India began to build a spectacularly beautiful new style of
brick temple, known as Ratna. This "bejeweled" style combined
features of Sultanate mosques and thatched houses, and included
second-story rooms conceived as the pleasure grounds of the gods,
where Krishna and his beloved Radha could rekindle their passion.
Pika Ghosh uses art historical, archaeological, textual, and
ethnographic approaches to explore this innovation in the context
of its times. Includes 82 stunning black-and-white images of rarely
photographed structures.
Published in association with the American Institute of Indian
Studies"
General
Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2005 |
First published: |
March 2005 |
Authors: |
Pika Ghosh
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
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Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-34487-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
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LSN: |
0-253-34487-5 |
Barcode: |
9780253344878 |
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