The Vākāṭakas : An Essay in Hindu Iconology / Hans T. Bakker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bakker, Hans T., author.

Series:

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

Gonda indological studies ; 5.

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000

Gonda Indological Studies ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vakataka dynasty--History.

Vakataka dynasty.

Hindu symbolism.

Idols and images--India.

Idols and images.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

An Essay in Hindu Iconology

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For now more than half a century, scholars of the history of Western art have become familiar with the idea that art is embedded in a social and cultural context which imbues it with meaning and as such may be viewed as a source which generates knowledge concerning this context; this again may result in a better understanding of the artefact itself. This synthetic method of investigation, known under the name of 'iconology,' has proved to be of great value in the research of the history of culture. The present book is an essay in which the 'classical age' of India is studied by exploring textual as well as archaeological sources that relate to the kingdom of the Vākāṭakas, the southern neighbours of the Guptas in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. A great number of inscriptions and Hindu sculptures have been discovered and published during the last two decades. Among these inscriptions the one found in the Kevala-Narasiṃha Temple on Ramtek Hill (Rāmagiri) deserves special mention as it throws a flood of light on the political history of the Vākāṭakas and their relationship with the Guptas. This book draws on the new sculptural and epigraphical evidence in presenting a history of the Vākāṭaka kingdom. The (Hindu) sculptures found in the eastern Vākāṭaka realm are brought together for the first time in an illustrated catalogue, their findspots are surveyed, their iconography is studied and their link with Ajanta is pointed out.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Hans T. Bakker

List of Plates / Hans T. Bakker

Introduction / Hans T. Bakker

Chapter 1 A Short History of the Vākāṭaka Kingdom / Hans T. Bakker

Chapter 2 The Hindu Religion in the Vākāṭaka Kingdom / Hans T. Bakker

Chapter 3 The Vākāṭaka Sites / Hans T. Bakker

Part II A Catalogue of Vākāṭaka Hindu Sculpture / Hans T. Bakker

Appendix I The Kevala-Narasiṃha Temple Inscription / Hans T. Bakker

Appendix II Genealogy / Hans T. Bakker

Appendix III Outline of Vākāṭaka Chronology / Hans T. Bakker

Bibliography / Hans T. Bakker

Index / Hans T. Bakker

Index of Quotations / Hans T. Bakker

Plates / Hans T. Bakker

Maps / Hans T. Bakker.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: The Vākāṭakas : An Essay in Hindu Iconology.

ISBN:

9789004644908

OCLC:

606299762

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004644908 DOI

Access Restriction:

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