The Indian Temple
ARHA 385
Spring 2007 not offered
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| Course Cluster: Southern Asia Studies |
This seminar explores the history, forms, and meanings of the Indian temple or devalaya, the pre-eminent building type in India's architectural tradition from the sixth through the 16th centuries. The point of departure is morphological and stylistic analysis of the buildings themselves, so as to provide a firm basis for the subsequent investigation of such topics as architecture and cosmology, architecture and Hindu ritual, and the changing social, economic, and political functions of temples within medieval Indian society. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| 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:
George Michell, THE HINDU TEMPLE
Dianna L. Eck, DARSAN: SEEING THE DIVINE IMAGE IN INDIA
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 ARCHITECTURAL THEORY
Ajay Sinha, IMAGINING ARCHITECTS: CREATIVITY IN THE RELIGIOUS MONUMENTS OF INDIA
M.A.Dhaky et al, ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF INDIAN TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE
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 McKim Malville, ANCIENT CITIES, SACRED SKIES: COSMIC GEOMETRIES AND CITY PLANNING IN ANCIENT INDIA
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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