Le discours royal dans l'Inde du Sud ancienne : inscriptions et monuments pallava (IVème - IXème siècles) / Emmanuel Francis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francis, Emmanuel, 1972- author.

Series:

Publications de l'Institut orientaliste de Louvain ; 64, 65.

Publications de l'Institut orientaliste de Louvain ; 64, 65

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Pallava dynasty, 4th-9th centuries.

Pallava dynasty.

Monarchy.

Monuments.

Inscriptions, Indic.

Inscriptions.

India, South--Kings and rulers.

India, South.

South India.

Kings and rulers.

Inscriptions--India, South.

Inscriptions, Indic--India, South.

Monuments--India, South.

Monarchy--India.

India.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xlii, 809 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Other Title:

Inscriptions et monuments pallava

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Université catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste, 2013-2017.

Summary:

"This book is an in-depth study of the royal ideology of the Pallava dynasty (South India, 4th-9th c. CE). These Hindu kings have left numerous and diverse sources evincing their conceptions of the world and the society, and particularly their self-representation of kingship. Through the examination of epigraphical and iconographical panegyrics as well as of coinage and Tamil court poetry (Nantikkalampakam), the argument is that, beside the brahmanical model of subordination of king to brahmin, there existed a specific royal discourse, at times contentious. The crucial point of divergence is the Pallavas' claim to the double status of kings and brahmins. In this respect, kingship asserts its independence vis-à-vis the brahmanical class by incorporating it in its lineage, thus achieving the union of "temporal" and "spiritual" powers. The first volume contains the introduction and the presentation of the sources. The first part is a general presentation of Hindu kingship and the Pallava dynasty (origin, history, art). The second part draws up and presents the sources considered as testimonies of the royal discourse, contrasting them with other Pallava-period sources of 'local' nature. It concludes with considerations about the royal panegyric and the nature of royal sources (issuers, functions, addressees)."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Tome 1. Introduction et sources

Tome II. Mythes dynastiques et panégyriques.

Notes:

Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Université catholique de Louvain, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789042926882

9042926880

9789042932296

9042932295

OCLC:

853452677