Prasadanidhi: Papers
Presented to Professor M.A. Dhaky
Edited by Parul
Pandya Dhar & Gerd J. R. Mevissen
2016, ISBN
9788173055508, 31 cm., pp. lxxii+453p., illustrations (partly col.)
Price US$ 69.09 or Rs. 3713.00
About the Book :
This Volume is a tribute of professor M.A. Dhaky's profound and
influrntial scholarship by an international community of well-known scholars in
the field of south and Southeast Asian temple art and architecture. The
thirty-two essays that make this book unfold many layers of the temple's
imagery, taking a broad view and traversing religious, cultural, and temporal
boundaries. While a majority of these are rooted in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Tibet, Nepal, Cambodia, and Vietnam also figure prominently.
Preceded by valuable
insights into M.A. Dhaky's encyclopaedic writings, the volume is configured
along six sub-themes inspired by his contributions to the discipline. These
include the architectonics of temples, their varied materials and milieus,
stylistics, patronage and transregional connections; studies of architectural
elements in culture-specific contexts; inter-relationships between sculpture
and architecture in the temple's larger narrative; the embodiment of cult
icons; other non-cultic manifestations on the temple; ritual observances and
performance traditions. Several of the essays move in and out of M.A. Dhaky's
writings, building upon themes addressed by him, extending his methods to newer
materials, regions, and time-frames, and charting fresh paths that extend the
orbit of temple studies.
Scholars
and interested readers will find in this volume a thoughtful and cohesive
collection of the most recent and insightful research on art historical aspects
of South and Southeast Asian temples by the finest minds engaged in the field.
Contents:
Foreword; Kapila Vatsyayan; Acknowledgements; Message: Pradeep Mehendiratta;
Dhaky Saheb: Reminiscences; Devangana Desai; The Indian Art History Congress;
R. D. Choudhury; Colour Plates; Temple Architecture and Imagery: An
Introduction; Parul Pandya Dhar and Gerd J. R. Mevissen; Pioneering
Perspectives: The Temple in M.A. Dhaky's Writings; Parul Pandya Dhar; Writings
in Regional Languages by M. A. Dhaky; Hemant Dave; Bibliography of M. A.
Dhaky's Publications; 1. Architectural Styles, Modes, Materials, and Milieus;
2. Architectural Elements; 3. Architecture and the Configuration of Imagery; 4.
Embodying the Deity; 5. Inhabiting the Temple; 6. Piety, Society, and Ritual
Performance; The Contributors.
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