The Hindu Temple - George Michell
an introduction to its meaning and forms
KORTE INHOUD
For more than 1500 years, from the Indian subcontinent to the islands of the Indonesian archipelago, the temple has embodied and symbolized the Hindu worldview at its deepest level and inspired the greatest architectural and artistic achievements in Hindu Asia. In The Hindu Temple, considered the standard introduction to the subject, George Michell explains the cultural, religious, and architectural significance of the temple. He illustrates his points with a profusion of photographs, building plans, and drawings of architectural details, making the book a useful guide for travelers to Asia as well as an illuminating text for students of architecture, religion, and Asian civilizations. Michell's discussion of the meaning and forms of the temple in Hindu society encompasses the awe-inspiring rock-cut temples at Ellora and Elephanta, the soaring superstructures and extraordinary sexual exhibitionism of the sculptures at Khajuraho, and the colossal mortuary temple of Angkor Vat, as well as the tiny iconic shrine...
Categorie
Details
1988Uitgever: University of Chicago Press192 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0226532305ISBN-13: 9780226532301Koop dit boek tweedehands
bij volgende verkopers
1 foto's
Stel vraag Softcover
192 p. Paperback (In good condition.) Chicago-London, University of Chicago Press 1988 [Auteur: Michell, George] [Jaar: 1988] [Titel: The Hindu Temple. An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms]
