Chapter 4 Constructing Temples, Constructing Power
There is a dearth of archaeological vestiges for Hindu temples prior to the 6th century in the Tamil-speaking South, although we know through literature and epigraphy that they were built at least by the early 5th century. This may be explained by the fact that these monuments were made of perishabl...
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| description | There is a dearth of archaeological vestiges for Hindu temples prior to the 6th century in the Tamil-speaking South, although we know through literature and epigraphy that they were built at least by the early 5th century. This may be explained by the fact that these monuments were made of perishable material which did not survive the centuries. However, many temples scattered around the holy Kaveri river are still extant because many of them were reconstructed in stone, a long-lasting and prestigious material, in the 10th century. Analysing the epigraphy of some sites of this region, Valérie Gillet attempts here to outline different processes lying behind the reconstruction of those temples. She investigates more particularly the site of Govindapputtūr, where an important character emerges in the epigraphy as a key figure of the locality and explores how the endeavour of reconstructing a temple in stone appears to be, besides being an act of devotion, a process to gain and establish one’s power. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-925862025-08-13T13:42:40Z Chapter 4 Constructing Temples, Constructing Power GILLET, valérie Tamil epigraphy; Hindu stone temples; Kāvēri river; Govindapputtūr, reconstruction thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRD Hinduism thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRD Hinduism thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general There is a dearth of archaeological vestiges for Hindu temples prior to the 6th century in the Tamil-speaking South, although we know through literature and epigraphy that they were built at least by the early 5th century. This may be explained by the fact that these monuments were made of perishable material which did not survive the centuries. However, many temples scattered around the holy Kaveri river are still extant because many of them were reconstructed in stone, a long-lasting and prestigious material, in the 10th century. Analysing the epigraphy of some sites of this region, Valérie Gillet attempts here to outline different processes lying behind the reconstruction of those temples. She investigates more particularly the site of Govindapputtūr, where an important character emerges in the epigraphy as a key figure of the locality and explores how the endeavour of reconstructing a temple in stone appears to be, besides being an act of devotion, a process to gain and establish one’s power. 2022-10-12T04:01:25Z 2022-10-12T04:01:25Z 2022-10-11T13:44:12Z 2023 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58554 9780367563158 9781032380223 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/92586 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58554/1/9781003097709_10.4324_9781003097709-6.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58554/1/9781003097709_10.4324_9781003097709-6.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003097709-6 10.4324/9781003097709-6 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 The Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples 9780367563158 9781032380223 Routledge 41 open access |
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