India Series: Hampi

by Michell, George

• ISBN13: 9788175083363
• ISBN10: 8175083360
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: India Books House Ltd

Summary

Hampi explores one of the most beautiful and evocative of all historical sites in south India.

Author Biography

John M. Fritz is currently Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	8	(3)
INTRODUCING HAMPI	11	(46)
A Mythical Landscape	13	(5)
Vijayanagara & its Rulers	18	(6)
Layout of the Capital	24	(5)
Protecting & Provisioning the City	29	(5)
Courtly Life	34	(3)
Architecture & Art	37	(4)
Religious Cults	41	(4)
Festivals	45	(3)
Muslims & Europeans at Vijayanagara	48	(3)
Investigating Hampi	51	(4)
Hampi Under Threat	55	(2)
EXPLORING HAMPI	57	(60)
Hampi & Virupaksha Temple Complex	58	(7)
Manmatha Tank	65	(1)
Hemakuta Hill & Ganesha Monoliths	66	(4)
Krishna Temple Complex & Narasimha Monolith	70	(3)
Uddana Virabhadra Temple & Chhatra	73	(1)
Octagonal Fountain & Bhojana Shala	74	(1)
'Underground' Temple & Noblemen's Quarter	75	(2)
Zenana Enclosure	77	(5)
Elephant Stables & Nearby Structures	82	(2)
Hazara Rama Temple	84	(3)
West of Hazara Rama Temple	87	(1)
Audience Hall, Mahanavami Platform, & Tanks	88	(3)
Queens' Bath, Chandrashekhara Temple, & Octagonal Bath	91	(2)
Archaeological Museum & Pattabhirama Temple	93	(2)
Ganagitti Jain Temple & Bhima's Gate	95	(1)
Malyavanta Hill	96	(1)
Ahmad Khan's Mosque & Tomb, & Talarighat Gate	97	(1)
Vitthala Temple Complex	98	(6)
Sugriva's Cave & Narasimha Temple	104	(1)
Tiruvengalanatha (Achyutaraya's) Temple Complex	105	(3)
Kodandarama Temple & Riverside Sculptures	108	(2)
End of Hampi Bazaar Street, & Matanga Hill	110	(2)
Kadirampura, Malpannagudi, & Anantashayanagudi	112	(1)
Hospet	113	(1)
Anegondi	114	(3)
RECONSTRUCTIONS	117	(4)
APPENDIX	121	(31)
Reports of Foreign Visitors	122	(22)
Nicolo Conti, c 1420	122	(1)
Abdul Razzaq, 1443	122	(2)
Duarte Barbosa, c 1501	124	(2)
Ludovico di Varthema, before 1510	126	(1)
Domingo Paes, c 1520-22	127	(12)
Fernao Nuniz, c 1535-37	139	(4)
Cesare Frederici, 1567	143	(1)
Alexander Greenlaw Photographs	144	(8)
GLOSSARY	152	(1)
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY	153	(1)
NOTE FOR TRAVELLERS	154	(2)
CREDITS	156	(1)
INDEX	156