The Sculpture of Early Medieval Rajasthan / Cynthia Packert Atherton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Packert, Cynthia, author.

Series:

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

Studies in Asian art and archaeology ; 21.

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000

Studies in Asian Art and Archaeology ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hindu gods in art.

Hindu sculpture--India--Rajastan.

Hindu sculpture.

Sculpture, Medieval--India--Rajastan.

Sculpture, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the early medieval period, from the seventh to the ninth centuries, the area of western India now known as Rajasthan was transformed from a politically and artistically minor region to one of relative importance. Rajasthan was the homeland of the Gurjara Pratiharas, one of the most powerful dynasties in northern India, and many important temples were produced during their brief tenure there. While these monuments provide rich sources of information about iconographic preferences and artistic styles, this book argues that they further provide important, and overlooked, clues to Rajasthan's charged early political history. In analyzing sculptural style and iconographic programs within chronological and regional parameters, the book proposes that the Gurjara Pratihara presence in Rajasthan was energizing but disruptive, particularly to dominant religious and stylistic patterns in the region.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Cynthia Packert Atherton

List of Figures and Plates / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Acknowledgments / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Map of Western India / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Introduction / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Chapter One Osiāñ: Art and Politics in Mārudeśa / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Chapter Two Mārudeśa: Broadening the Context / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Chapter Three Sapādalakṣa and Śūrasena: New Frontiers / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Chapter Four Uparamāla and Meḍapāta: Different Directions / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Conclusion / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Bibliography / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Index / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Figures / Cynthia Packert Atherton

Plates / Cynthia Packert Atherton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: The Sculpture of Early Medieval Rajasthan.

ISBN:

9789004644984

OCLC:

605999968

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004644984 DOI

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