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OverviewConstructing Kanchi: City of Infinite Temples traces the emergence of the South Indian city of Kanchi as a major royal capital and multireligious pilgrimage destination during the era of the Pallava and Chola dynasties (ca. seventh through thirteenth centuries). The book presents the first-ever comprehensive picture of historical Kanchi, locating the city and its more than 100 spectacular Hindu temples at the heart of commercial and artistic exchange that spanned India, Southeast Asia, and China. The author demonstrates that Kanchi was structured with a hidden urban plan, which determined the placement and orientation of temples around a central thoroughfare that was also a burgeoning pilgrimage route. Moving outwards from the city, she shows how the transportation networks, river systems, residential enclaves, and agrarian estates all contributed to the vibrancy of Kanchi’s temple life. The construction and ongoing renovation of temples in and around the city, she concludes, has enabled Kanchi to thrive continuously from at least the eighth century, through the colonial period, and up until the present. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emma Natalya SteinPublisher: Amsterdam University Press Imprint: Amsterdam University Press ISBN: 9789463729123ISBN 10: 9463729127 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 26 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Illustrations Introduction: All Streets Lead to Temples An Ancient City Layers of Time Kanchi Known and Unknown 1 Sandstone and the City: Building Pallava-Kanchi (ca. seventh through ninth century) From Brick to Stone (the Seventh Century) Sandstone Temples in the City (the Eighth Century) The Temples of Pallava-Kanchi Everywhere but Kanchi (the Ninth Century) Conclusion: Foundations Laid 2 Realignment: Kanchi in the Chola Era (ca. tenth through thirteenth century) Orienting the Gods Pilgrimage and Processions From Ancient Village to Temple Town Local Style Conclusion: Urban Logic 3 The City and its Ports Part 1: K.ETRA The River Networks Over the Hills The Coast Part II: K.ATRA Kanchi in a Buddhist World The City and its Mirrors Conclusion: From Kanchi to the Sea 4 Kanchi Under Colonialism: What Happened in Kanchi while those Towering Gateways Arose? Embattled Territory William Daniell’s Most Considerable Temple James Wathen’s Soaring View Henrietta Clive’s 'Hindoo Gods and Monsters' Colonel Colin Mackenzie’s Search for the Jains Surgeon George Russell Dartnell James Fergusson's Downward Spiral Prince Alexis Soltykoff's 'City of Infinite Temples' Conclusion: Plastered Pasts Epilogue: The Living Temple Encounter Expansion Continuation Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationEmma Natalya Stein (PhD, Yale) is Assistant Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art. Her research investigates the relationships among sacred architecture, urban space, and tropical landscapes. Dr. Stein has conducted fieldwork throughout South and Southeast Asia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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