Temple Architecture Research Articles

GEORGE MICHELL (ed.): Encyclopaedia of Indian temple architecture—South India: Drāvidadēśa, later phase c. A.D. 1289–1798. 2 volumes. I: xxvi, 382 pp. II: 570 plates. New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 2001. Rs. 5,500.

GEORGE MICHELL (ed.): Encyclopaedia of Indian temple architecture—South India: Drāvidadēśa, later phase c. A.D. 1289–1798. 2 volumes. I: xxvi, 382 pp. II: 570 plates. New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 2001. Rs. 5,500. - Volume 66 Issue 1

Visual structure of a Japanese Zen garden.

The dry landscape garden at Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, a UNESCO world heritage site, intrigues hundreds of thousands of visitors every year with its abstract, sparse and seemingly random composition of rocks and moss on an otherwise empty rectangle of raked gravel. Here we apply a model of shape analysis in early visual processing to show that the 'empty' space of the garden is implicitly structured and critically aligned with the temple's architecture. We propose that this invisible design creates the visual appeal of the garden and was probably intended as an inherent feature of the composition.

Aspects of Jaina Temple Architecture in Rajasthan and Gujarat*

Aspects of Jaina Temple Architecture in Rajasthan and Gujarat*

Making global faith universal: Media and a Brazilian prosperity movement

One characteristic of Brazilian neo‐Pentecostal ministries that draw on the Faith Movement is an accentuation of performative and metonymic linkages between supernatural power and ritual. While sharing elements with a broader transnational Faith movement, this Prosperity theology and its associated practices emerge out of the contemporary sociocultural context of Brazilian ‘popular’ religions as they relate to a consumer economy. The paper addresses the role of particular kinds of objects and material media in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Such symbolic media configure a distinctly Pentecostal projection of local‐global relations. The analysis also considers an example of temple architecture and the construction of a Biblical theme park by the Universal Church in Rio de Janeiro. The symbolic and metonymic treatment of physical space builds up connections between believers, temporality, certain forms of historicity, and sacred geography in a way that resonates with other activities in the Church.

Form and Meaning in Etruscan Ritual Space

Monumental sanctuaries in Central Italy, more specifically South Etruria, appear suddenly in the middle of the first millennium bc. Ancient Greek and Roman authors wrote about the Etruscans, and the Etruscans themselves produced a mass of material evidence which they buried in their tombs, and which drew on Classical elements including mythology. As a result of the wealth and breadth of archaeological material, this society provides much, so far unexplored, scope for cognitive investigation. Here my concern is why sanctuaries emerged in the late sixth century, and why the highly codified temple architecture of South Etruria took the form that it did.

Tradition and Transformation: Continuity and Ingenuity in the Temples of Karnataka

A continuous tradition of Drāviḍa (south Indian) temple architecture flourished in Karnataka, southwest India, between the seventh and thirteenth centuries. This article focuses on the eleventh-century temples, arguing that the later forms can only be understood in relation to the constantly developing tradition, looked at as a whole. A formal analysis is put forward, based primarily on the evidence of the monuments themselves. From the monuments, an appropriate way of seeing can be deduced, allowing an understanding of both individual temple compositions and of the way in which the forms evolve. A clear evolutionary pattern emerges, tending toward dynamism and fusion. Seen retrospectively, there is a sense of inevitability, as if the inherent potential of the architectural language is unfolding. Yet there is great inventiveness. The article illustrates the nature of this inventiveness and discusses its relationship to the evolutionary pattern. It concludes that it was not fixed forms that were passed down, but a way of creating, and that the sense of evolutionary direction this produced can be understood in relation to the world view the temples embody.

Multi-shrined Complexes: The Ordering of Space in Jaina Temple Architecture

Multi-shrined Complexes: The Ordering of Space in Jaina Temple Architecture

Mountains and cities in Cambodia: Temple architecture and divine vision

In an article in The New York times reporting on an exhibition of unbuilt mid career Frank Lloyd Wright projects?under a subheadline 'The designs of a genius-in-progress'?Herbert Muschamp writes that 'what's striking about all these projects is that Wright proceeded as if he, personally, had discovered America' (1997: 29). He goes on to say that 'Sybil Maholy-Nagy was not exaggerating when she observed that Wright was the first architect in history who felt obliged to design an entire continent.' How much more had the architects of sacred monuments in South and Southeast Asia undertaken in

Temple Architecture and Sculpture of the Nolambas: Ninth—Tenth Centuries. By Andrew L. Cohen. Delhi: Manohar, 1998. 151 pp. $26.00 (cloth).

Temple Architecture and Sculpture of the Nolambas: Ninth—Tenth Centuries. By Andrew L. Cohen. Delhi: Manohar, 1998. 151 pp. $26.00 (cloth).

Temple Architecture and Sculpture of the Nolambas (Ninth-Tenth Centuries)

Nolambavadi is the historical regional name of territories controlled by the Nolomba dynasty from the late eight to early 11th centuries. The region has temple architecture and sculpture that warrant inclusion in art historical accounts but have received scant attention. This study fills the gap and offers the first comprehensive analysis of monuments built during the Nolomba period. This study provide a summary of the political history of the area and analyses in detail central, easter and southern Nolambavadi monuments.

Kimberly Masteller. Review of "Temple Architecture and Sculpture of the Nolambas" by Andrew L. Cohen.

Kimberly Masteller. Review of "Temple Architecture and Sculpture of the Nolambas" by Andrew L. Cohen.

Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation, the Karnata Dravida Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries

Transformation of forms of indian temples takes place through a dual process-time as well as space. This 2 patterns of transformation, through time and in space reflect one another closely. One of the richest traditions of temple building that India has produced took shape in the 7th century A.D,centred in what is now the state of Karanataka, and lasted until the 13th century. This was one of the 2 main branches of Dravida or southern temple architecture, giving rise to such famous temples as the Virupaksha, Pattadakal, the Kailasa, Ellora. The present volume shows how to look at this great monuments, and make their complex architecture accessible. It shows how the formal structure of a temple makes concrete the idea of manifestation of the eternal and infinite into the shifting multiplicity of existence and the limitless unity from which they have come.

The Sailendras, the status of the Ksatriya theory, and the development of Hindu-Javanese temple architecture

The Sailendras, the status of the Ksatriya theory, and the development of Hindu-Javanese temple architecture

Counting Curvature: The Numerical Roots of North Indian Temple Architecture and Frank Gehry's "Digital Curvatures"

Previous articleNext article No AccessArchitectureCounting Curvature: The Numerical Roots of North Indian Temple Architecture and Frank Gehry's "Digital Curvatures"Patrick A. GeorgePatrick A. George Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Res Volume 34Autumn 1998 Published in association with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/RESv34n1ms20140411 Views: 1Total views on this site Copyright President and Fellows of Harvard CollegePDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

M. A. Dhaky: Encyclopedia of Indian temple architecture, Vol. I, part 3:South India, Upper Drāvidadēśa, Later Phase, A.D. 973–1326. [in two parts]. I: xix, 598; Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1996. Rs. 4,000 set.

M. A. Dhaky: Encyclopedia of Indian temple architecture, Vol. I, part 3:South India, Upper Drāvidadēśa, Later Phase, A.D. 973–1326. [in two parts]. I: xix, 598; Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1996. Rs. 4,000 set. - Volume 61 Issue 1

The Hunter Gracchus and Other Papers on Literature and Art

Open the pages of The Hunter Gracchus and step into the remarkable mind of Guy Davenport, one of this countrys most provocative writers. Moving effortlessly from snake handling to Wallace Stevens, these essays take delight in an immense range of topics, including art and architecture, religion, and literature. Open the pages of The Hunter Gracchus and step into the remarkable mind of Guy Davenport, one of this countrys most brilliant and provocative writers. Hardly the typical essay collection, The Hunter Gracchus is better described as a collage of ideas, commentary, and criticism from an eclectic stylist whose sentences ring with clarity and originality.Moving effortlessly from snake handling to Wallace Stevens, these essays take delight in an immense range of topics, including art and architecture, religion and literature--all approached from Davenports deeply personal point of view. In one essay, Davenport recalls a lunch with Thomas Merton at the Ramada Inn, where Merton, already the worlds most famous Trappist monk, drank several martinis and held forth on the architecture of Buddhist temples. In another, Davenport finds in postwar modernism a catalogue of our lost innocence. In the stunning title essay, he maps out the world of a posthumously published story by Franz Kafka.Davenport has the singular and joyous ability to read into human artifacts--Picassos Guernica , a pattern of bricks, a Shaker design for easy-to-clean revolving windows. His kinetic prose unfolds surprising connections of influence, transporting readers from the world of the intellectual to the world of the extraordinary.The way I write about texts and works of art, Davenport says in his introductory note, has been shaped by forty years of explaining them to students in a classroom. I am not writing for scholars or fellow critics, but for people who like to read, to look at pictures, and to know things.

ハワイにおける「プランテーション住居型」寺院建築の研究 : ハワイの日系人社会における寺院建築の変容過程に関する研究(1)

ハワイにおける「プランテーション住居型」寺院建築の研究 : ハワイの日系人社会における寺院建築の変容過程に関する研究(1)

Angkor Wat: Time, Space, and Kingship.

Angkor Wat, with its magnificent towers silhouetted against the rising sun, is one of the most awe-inspiring architectural visions in the world. The temple was rescued from obscurity in the mid-19th century when French explorers reported seeing great sandstone monuments in the Cambodian jungle. At the turn of the century, as clearing began and the site re-emerged from the surrounding jungle growth, the temple was on its way to becoming recognized around the world as one of our greatest architectural achievements. Despite its impressive exterior, very little was known about Angkor Wat beyond the stories told by it bas-reliefs and the inscriptions chronicling the life of its builder, King Suryavarman II. Now, Eleanor Mannikka's study brings the principles of 12th-century Khmer temple architecture to the modern world.

Syllables of Sky: Studies in South Indian Civilization in Honour of Velcberu Narayana Rao. Edited by David Shulman. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995. xii, 478 pp. $29.95 (cloth).

This collection of essays by outstanding scholars of South India introduces the work of Velcheru Narayana Rao, who has revolutionized our understanding of classical literary theory and culture. The essays provide an overview of recent research in various fields - Telugu literature and religion, South Indian history, Indian folklore and mythology, Dravidian linguistics, temple architecture.

北魏洛陽を中心とした捨宅為寺に関する考察

During the period of 493-534AD, the Buddhist architecture of temples changed with the practice of donating personal homes to become temples. Though the owners were motivated to do this under different reasons, the distinctive point, architecturally, is that the newly donated homes were left unchanged and became the accepted Buddhist Architecture. No architectural changes were to the buildings. In studying the practices, before this time-Northern Wei it is found that when a home was donated, they built new using Buddhist Architecture.