Format:
1 online resource (xx, 355 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009150163
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9781009150156
Content:
In this innovative study, Gita V. Pai traces the history of the Pudu Mandapam (Tamil, 'new hall') - a Hindu temple structure in Madurai - through the rise and fall of empires in south India from the seventeenth century to the present. This wide-ranging work illustrates how south Indian temples became entangled in broader conflicts over sovereignty, from early modern Nayaka kings, to British colonial rule, to the post-independence government today. Drawing from methodologies in anthropology, religious studies, and art and architectural history, the author argues that the small temple site provides profound insight into the relationship between aesthetics, sovereignty, and religion in modern South Asia.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Apr 2023)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009150156
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Pai, Gita V. Architecture of sovereignty Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023 ISBN 9781009150156
Language:
English
Keywords:
Minakshitempel Madurai
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Indien
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Heiligtum
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Architektur
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Gesellschaft
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Geschichte 1630-2023
DOI:
10.1017/9781009150163
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