Carving devotion in the Jain caves at Ellora / by Lisa N. Owen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, Lisa N.

Series:

Brill's Indological library ; v. 41.

Brill's Indological library ; v. 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jaina art--India--Ellora Caves.

Jaina art.

Jaina cave temples--India--Ellora Caves.

Jaina cave temples.

Ellora Caves (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on art historical, epigraphical, and textual evidence, this book is the first full-scale reconstruction of medieval Jain artistic and devotional practices at the rock-cut site of Ellora in Maharashtra, India. Created during the ninth and tenth centuries, Ellora's Jain caves are among the best-preserved examples of medieval Jain art in India. While this book briefly addresses traditional art historical issues of date and iconography, it primarily considers the articulation of sacred space within the caves and the role of imagery in shaping devotional practices. Building upon scholarship that examines Jainism within its larger South Asian context, this book also explores connections between the Jain monuments and their Hindu and Buddhist counterparts to reveal a lived religious world at Ellora.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Lisa N. Owen

Introduction: Carving Ellora / Lisa N. Owen

Chapter One: Carving the Samavasaraṇa / Lisa N. Owen

Chapter Two: Carving the Liberated / Lisa N. Owen

Chapter Three: Carving the Divine / Lisa N. Owen

Chapter Four: Carving Ellora’s Jain Patrons / Lisa N. Owen

Chapter Five: Carving Sacred Space / Lisa N. Owen

Chapter Six: Carving a Larger Jain World / Lisa N. Owen

Bibliography / Lisa N. Owen

Index / Lisa N. Owen

Figures / Lisa N. Owen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49590-1

9786613591135

90-04-20630-2

OCLC:

794328519

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004206304 DOI