Archaeology, Art and Religion New Perspectives on Vijayanagara

by Verghese, Anila

• ISBN13: 9780195648904
• ISBN10: 0195648900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This richly illustrated volume presents a number of previously unpublished papers on aspects of Vijayanagara: archaeology, architectural history, sculpture, religion, and social life.

Author Biography

Anila Verghese is Lecturer and Head of the Department of History at Sophia College, Bombay University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xiii
List of Abbreviations	xix
Introduction	1	(12)
Hampi-Vijayanagara as an Archaeological Site	13	(27)
The Development and Growth of Vijayanagara City	40	(18)
The Evolution of Temple Architecture: A Study of Dated Monuments	58	(36)
History of the Virupaksa Cult and Temple	94	(21)
Sati: Practice and Representation	115	(26)
The Cult of Mailara	141	(14)
Representations of a Fertility Goddess	155	(16)
Alvar-Acarya Cult in Vitthalapura	171	(16)
The Prata Vitthala Temple	187	(12)
The Harihara Temple on Hemakuta Hill	199	(9)
An Architectural Innovation of Krsnadevaraya	208	(14)
Illustrations of Vasantotsava	222	(17)
Martial Themes in Sculpture	239	(12)
A Unique Relief of Vatapatrasayi	251	(7)
Some Aspects of Food: Preparation and Distribution	258	(15)
Dance and Music	273	(19)
An Unusual Type of Memorial-Stone	292	(11)
Crossing the Tungabhadra	303	(8)
Appendix	311	(1)
Bibliography	312	(11)
Glossary	323	(8)
Index	331