Iconography and Ritual of Śiva at Elephanta

Häftad, Engelska, 1988

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The beautiful rock-cut Siva temple on Elephanta Island in Bombay Harbor is one of the finest monuments of Indian religion and art. Until now, interpretation of its magnificent sculptured scenes has been neglected.In this book, Collins systematically surveys the pertinent Vedic, Epic, and early Puranic literature as well as the contributions of India's foremost poet and dramatist, Kalidasa, to reveal sources for and interpretations of the subjects of the relief sculptures. This survey shows strong associations with areas formerly controlled by the classical Gupta dynasty in northern India. This book provides the first detailing of this link, intimated by others before, which helps to explain the grandeur of style found in the colossal reliefs.By applying certain aspects of ritual texts of the Lakulisa-Pasupata, the sect that probably used Elephanta originally, exceptional clarity is revealed for the worship of the sculptures in a counterclockwise sequence, quite unusual in India, but appropriate to this particular sect. Lakulisa-Pasupata texts are invoked in Collins' theory of how the cave-temple at Elephanta was used. This area of investigation has been virtually untouched by other scholars for any early Hindu shrine in India.

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Utgivningsdatum1988-11-23
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt463 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor331
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780887067747

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List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsMapIntroduction I. Historical Background of Elephanta Before and After the KalacurisThe Kalacuris II. Previous Descriptions of Elephanta and Its Sculptures Early Descriptions to ca. A.D. 1800Nineteenth-Century Descriptions of ElephantaModern Scholarship on Elephanta III. Mythological Sources for the Elephanta Sculptures Vedic AntecedentsThe Epic LiteratureThe Puranic LiteratureSecular Literature IV. Iconographical Analysis of the Elephanta Sculptures Ravana Shaking Mt. KailasaSiva as Ascetic: LakulisaSiva DancingSiva Slaying the Demon AndhakaMarriage of Siva and ParvatiSiva as Supporter of Ganga (Descent of the Ganges)Sica as Half-femaleSiva and Parvati on Mt. KailasaSiva Mahadeva: Mahesamurti V. Artistic Sources and Parallels of the Elephanta Sculptures The Narrative ReliefsSiva as Ascetic: LakulisaSiva Mahadeva: Mahesamurti VI. The Elephanta Sculptures and the Lakulisa-Pasupata Sect The Pasupata SutraThe GanakarikaElephanta and the Ritual of the Lakulisa-PasupatasOther Ritual Aspects at ElephantaOther Ritual Aspects at Related Monuments ConclusionAppendix A: Evidence for a Dedication Panel at ElephantaAppendix B: The Saiva Aiduka and a Motif at ElephantaNotesBibliographyFiguresIndex