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Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora

Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora

Owen, Lisa

Hardcover

Series: Brill's Indological Library, Book 41

Asian ArtGeneral ArtJainism

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ISBN10: 9004206299
ISBN13: 9789004206298
Publisher: Brill
Published: Apr 3 2012
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
Drawing on art historical, epigraphical, and textual evidence, this book is the first full-scale reconstruction of medieval Jain artistic and devotional practices at the rock-cut site of Ellora in Maharashtra, India. Created during the ninth and tenth centuries, Ellora's Jain caves are among the best-preserved examples of medieval Jain art in India. While this book briefly addresses traditional art historical issues of date and iconography, it primarily considers the articulation of sacred space within the caves and the role of imagery in shaping devotional practices. Building upon scholarship that examines Jainism within its larger South Asian context, this book also explores connections between the Jain monuments and their Hindu and Buddhist counterparts to reveal a lived religious world at Ellora.

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