Danielou's masterpiece on the Hindu temple, now translated for the first time into English, provides a stunningly illustrated tour of the major temple complexes of India.
Danielou's masterpiece on the Hindu temple, now translated for the first time into English, provides a stunningly illustrated tour of the major temple complexes of India.
Alain Danielou spent twenty years in India studying music and philosophy with eminent scholars of the Hindu tradition. He is the author of more than thirty books on the religion, history, and arts of India and the Mediterranean, including While the Gods Play, The Myths and Gods of India, Yoga: Mastering the Secrets of Matter and the Universe, and The Complete Kama Sutra.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part One - Divine Eroticism The Nature of the World The Cults of the Phallus and of the Mother The Divine Image Part Two - Temples: Dwellings of the Gods Sacred Places Temple Position and Orientation in the City The Temple Ground and Preliminary Rites The Architect The Germ of the Temple The Plan of the Temple Yantras The Plan-Person (Vastu-Purusha) Erotic Representations The Building of the Temple The Sanctuary (Garbha Griha) The Mountain and the Cavern (Shikhara and Garbha Griha) The Fruit or Celestial Crown (Amalaka) The Door of the Sanctuary The Vestibule (Mandapa) The Face of the Renowned, Kirtimukha The Incarnate Word, Virala The Sacred Swan or Goose, Hamsa A World Apart The Origin of Temple Forms Architectural Treatises Part Three - Revealing the Divine Mind The Images of the Gods Iconographic Canons Clothing The Ritual of Caressing (Nyasa) The Three Gods Coupling (Mithuna) Representations of Shiva The Linga, Shiva's Phallic Emblem The Power of Nature, Shardula Apsaras and Gandharvas The Four Meanings of Life Ethics and Sexuality The Ties of Nature and Liberation Sexual and Erotic Education Note on the Text and Illustrations Bibliography Biographical Notes Index
Introduction Part One - Divine Eroticism The Nature of the World The Cults of the Phallus and of the Mother The Divine Image Part Two - Temples: Dwellings of the Gods Sacred Places Temple Position and Orientation in the City The Temple Ground and Preliminary Rites The Architect The Germ of the Temple The Plan of the Temple Yantras The Plan-Person (Vastu-Purusha) Erotic Representations The Building of the Temple The Sanctuary (Garbha Griha) The Mountain and the Cavern (Shikhara and Garbha Griha) The Fruit or Celestial Crown (Amalaka) The Door of the Sanctuary The Vestibule (Mandapa) The Face of the Renowned, Kirtimukha The Incarnate Word, Virala The Sacred Swan or Goose, Hamsa A World Apart The Origin of Temple Forms Architectural Treatises Part Three - Revealing the Divine Mind The Images of the Gods Iconographic Canons Clothing The Ritual of Caressing (Nyasa) The Three Gods Coupling (Mithuna) Representations of Shiva The Linga, Shiva's Phallic Emblem The Power of Nature, Shardula Apsaras and Gandharvas The Four Meanings of Life Ethics and Sexuality The Ties of Nature and Liberation Sexual and Erotic Education Note on the Text and Illustrations Bibliography Biographical Notes Index
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