Hindu Monastery in South India Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions

This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Nalini Rao is professor of world art at Soka University of America.

Zusammenfassung

This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nalini Rao, Rao Nalini
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2022
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte
• EAN: 9781793622396
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-239-6
• Anzahl Seiten: 252
• Themen: RELIGION / Hinduism / History, Hinduism, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious communities and monasticism, Religious and ceremonial art, Religious communities & monasticism, HISTORY / Asia / South / General