Chapter 4 Constructing Temples, Constructing Power
Proposal review
dc.contributor.author | GILLET, valérie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-11T13:44:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-11T13:44:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58554 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.language | English | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRD Hinduism | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Tamil epigraphy; Hindu stone temples; Kāvēri river; Govindapputtūr, reconstruction | en_US |
dc.title | Chapter 4 Constructing Temples, Constructing Power | en_US |
dc.type | chapter | |
oapen.identifier.doi | 10.4324/9781003097709-6 | en_US |
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb | en_US |
oapen.relation.isPartOfBook | bad0890d-adfe-4f35-9baf-57b7fca1a03b | en_US |
oapen.relation.isbn | 9780367563158 | en_US |
oapen.relation.isbn | 9781032380223 | en_US |
oapen.imprint | Routledge | en_US |
oapen.pages | 41 | en_US |
peerreview.anonymity | Single-anonymised | |
peerreview.id | bc80075c-96cc-4740-a9f3-a234bc2598f1 | |
peerreview.open.review | No | |
peerreview.publish.responsibility | Publisher | |
peerreview.review.stage | Pre-publication | |
peerreview.review.type | Proposal | |
peerreview.reviewer.type | Internal editor | |
peerreview.reviewer.type | External peer reviewer | |
peerreview.title | Proposal review | |
oapen.review.comments | Taylor & Francis open access titles are reviewed as a minimum at proposal stage by at least two external peer reviewers and an internal editor (additional reviews may be sought and additional content reviewed as required). |