The Hindu Monastery in South India : Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions
by
Nalini Rao
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1793622396
ISBN-13
9781793622396
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 11th, 2022
Print length
252 Pages
Weight
313 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.40 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Religious subjects depicted in artHinduismReligious communities & monasticism
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This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.
Drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence, this study offers an integrated approach to scholarly debates on monasteries and guru relics in South India between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. This study analyzes the role of the guru in the development of Hindu monastic orders, from centers of education to institutions of traditional authority. Focusing on the complex socio-religious context of the whole-body icon, the author analyzes the relic as a nexus of contradictions surrounding sacredness and death.
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