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The Hindu monastery in South India : social, religious, and artistic traditions / Nalini Rao.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rao, Nalini, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hindu monasticism and religious orders--India, South--History.
- Hindu monasticism and religious orders.
- Hindu monasteries--India, South--History.
- Hindu monasteries.
- History.
- South India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Sanskrit Diacritics
- 1 Introduction: Hindu Monasteries in a Socioreligious Context
- 2 Beginnings and Growth of Śaiva Monasteries in South India
- 3 Vedānta Monasteries: Development, Identity, and Patronage
- 4 The Icon and Relic of the Guru
- 5 Multivalent Symbolism of the V[ndāvana
- 6 Conclusion
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 28, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Rao, Nalini The Hindu Monastery in South India : Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions
- ISBN:
- 9781793622389
- 1793622388
- Publisher Number:
- 40030309727
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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