The Indian Temple
ARHA 385
Spring 2023 not offered
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ARCP 385 |
The temple (devalaya, "house of god") was the unparalleled building type in South Asia from the fourth through fourteenth centuries, and it is still of great importance today. This seminar examines the type from an interdisciplinary perspective, considering theological and ritual dimensions, matters of design and style, programs of decorative sculpture and painting, and the economic and political functions these buildings and institutions carried. Sessions will be arranged thematically, but we will also be concerned with processes of temporal change. No prior knowledge of temple architecture or Indian history and religion is assumed. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ARCP-MN)(ARCP)(ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST) |
Major Readings:
Dianna L. Eck, DARSAN: SEEING THE DIVINE IMAGE IN INDIA
Gavin Flood, AN INTRODUCTION TO HINDUISM
Joanne P. Waghorne et al., GODS OF FLESH, GODS OF STONE: THE EMBODIMENT OF DIVINITY IN INDIA
Stella Kramrisch, THE HINDU TEMPLE
A.K. Coomaraswamy, ESSAYS IN EARLY INDIAN ARCHITECTURE
M.A.Dhaky et al, ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF INDIAN TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE
Michael Willis, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HINDU RITUAL: TEMPLES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GODS
Michael Meister, "Measurement and Proportion in Hindu Temple Architecture."
Sonit Bafna, "On the Idea of the Mandala as a Governing Device in Indian Architectural Tradition"
John Henry Rice, "Chaturmukha Temples of Kanara: Architectural Assertions of Autonomy"
Crispin Branfoot, "The Madurai Nayakas and the Skanda Temple at Tirupparankundram"
Hermann Kulke, "Royal Temple Policy and the Structure of Medieval Hindu Kingdoms"
George Spencer, "Temple Money Lending and Livestock Distribution"
Cynthia M. Talbot, "Temples, Donors, and Gifts: Patterns of Patronage in Thirteenth-Century South India
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two written exercises, term paper, in-class presentations |
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