The Home of Dancing Sivan: The Traditions of the Hindu Temple in Citamparam - Couverture souple

Younger, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195095332 ISBN 13 : 9780195095333

Editeur : Oxford University Press USA, 1995

Synopsis

The Home of Dancing Sivan is an inquiry into the traditions of the Citamparam temple in South India, the only Hindu temple where the image of Sivan as Natarajan, the dancer, is the central focus of worship. Younger begins with the living traditions, describing the community of Ditcitars, the two hundred priests of the temple who carry on an ancient tradition involving six worship periods each day, and discusses in detail the elaborate temple festivals, which attract up to 200,000 people. He analyzes the three hundred inscriptions on the temple walls, and seeks to determine from them, and from the evidence of art history, when the many components of the temple were constructed and what innovations in the worship tradition they made possible. Using the inscriptions and the abundant literature about the temple, he also addresses the complex historical questions regarding roles played by famous kings and saints of the region in the life of the temple.
The traditions of the Citamparam temple reflect the worship style of all important Hindu temples, and its history is central to all history, literature, and thought of South India. This unique study acknowledges the centrality of the temple in Indian life and society, and provides a vivid and engaging portrait of South India's living religion for students of religious studies, Asian studies, and Indian civilization.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Younger describes the daily and festival worship of the only Hindu temple in India where Shiva in his dancing form is the primary object of worship. He analyses the history revealed in the architecture of the buildings and the 300 inscriptions on the temple walls, and in the process tries to understand the multifaceted role of the temple in Indian life. His study paints a vivid portrait of the living religion of South India.

Revue de presse

a text of exemplary and sympathetic scholarship ... No visitor to the temples of South India should be without it. (Antony Copley, Asian Affairs, February 1997)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press USA
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195095332
• ISBN 13: 9780195095333
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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