Breaking the crown of Indra : the Pāṇḍyas and their dynastic identity in the South Indian context / by David Pierdominici Leão.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pierdominici Leão, David, author.

Series:

Brill's Indological library ; v. 61.

Brill's Indological library, 0925-2916 ; volume 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pandyas.

India, South--Kings and rulers.

India, South.

India, South--History--To 1500.

Inscriptions, Tamil--India, South.

Inscriptions, Tamil.

Copperplates--India, South.

Copperplates.

Physical Description:

x, 374 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Pāṇḍyas and their dynastic identity in the South Indian context

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]

Summary:

"From the first years of our era up to the 18th century, in between wars, conquests, defeats and stellar political risings: Breaking the Crown of Indra takes you through a long and engaging quest to answer the apparently simple question "Who were the Pandyas?" With the help of epigraphic evidence, literary texts, and temple chronicles never translated before, David Pierdominici Leão reconstructs the evolution of the Pāṇḍya royal perception through the different periods of this Tamil kingdom. His study investigates the so-called phenomenon of the "Pandyaness", a concept enriched by different dynastic identities, mythical narratives of deeds and divinised sovereigns"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The World of the Caṅkam Heroes : Pāṇḍya rulers in the Shadow of Yime

Family Matters : Dynastic Perception and Copper Plates in the Age of the "First Empire"

The Emerald King : The Apogee of the Pāṇḍya Power During the "Second Empire"

The Poet Who Sang the God in Teṅkāśi : Sacralization of Identity and Precarious Kingship

Flower Garlands Shading Away : Royal Genealogies and the Nostalgy of Power.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pierdominici Leão, David Breaking the crown of Indra

ISBN:

9789004720725

9004720723

OCLC:

1460454434