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Cultural history of early South Asia: a reader/ edited by Shonaleeka Kaul

Contributor(s): Kaul, Shonaleeka, edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Orient Blackswan, 2014Description: xvi, 371 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9788125053590; 812505359XSubject(s): South Asia | CivilizationDDC classification: 934

Contents:

Introduction: Producers and Consumers of Culture Shonaleeka Kaul 1 ’A Figure of Speech, or a Figure of Thought?’ AnandaK. Coomaraswamy 2 Rock Paintings of the Mesolithic Period Envin Neumayer 3 Ornament Styles of the Indus Valley Tradition Jonathan M. Kenoyer 4 Texts on Stone: Understanding Asoka’s Epigraph- Monuments Upinder Singh 5 Social Background of Ancient Indian Terracottas Devangana Desai 6 On Modes of Visual Narration in Early Buddhist Art Vicfya Dehejia 7 Archaeology of Early Temples in the Chalukyan Regions Himanshu Prabha Ray 6.4 Monoscenic mode, Chaddanta Jataka. Top architrave (inner face), north gateway, Sanchi stupa, c. 50-25 bce 6.5 Static monoscenic narration, diachronic mode. Ajatashatru pillar, Bharhut 6.6 Static monoscenic narration, synchronic mode. Prasenajit pillar, Bharhut 6.7 Synoptic narrative. Monkey Jataka. Sanchi stupa 6.8 Synoptic narrative, Chaddanta Jataka. Amaravati, second century ce 6.9 Conflated narrative, Dipankara Jataka. Gandhara, second/third century ce 6.10 Conflated narrative. Deer Jataka. Bharhut 6.11 Continuous narrative. Great departure of the Buddha. Central architrave (outer face). East gateway, Sanchi stupa 6.12 Detail of Linear narrative, Vessantara Jataka. Goli, third century ce 6.13 Detail of Linear narrative. Story of Nanda. Nagaijunakonda, third century ce 7.1 Dolmen on Meguti hill, Aihole, in the vicinity of Jaina temple 7.2 Bhutanatha group of temples at the edge of the tank, Badami 7.3 Buddhist vihara at Aihole 7.4 Durga temple at Aihole 7.5 Lad Khan temple at Aihole

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Introduction: Producers and Consumers of Culture
Shonaleeka Kaul
1 ’A Figure of Speech, or a Figure of Thought?’
AnandaK. Coomaraswamy
2 Rock Paintings of the Mesolithic Period
Envin Neumayer
3 Ornament Styles of the Indus Valley Tradition
Jonathan M. Kenoyer
4 Texts on Stone: Understanding Asoka’s Epigraph-
Monuments
Upinder Singh
5 Social Background of Ancient Indian Terracottas
Devangana Desai
6 On Modes of Visual Narration in Early Buddhist Art
Vicfya Dehejia
7 Archaeology of Early Temples in the Chalukyan Regions
Himanshu Prabha Ray
6.4 Monoscenic mode, Chaddanta Jataka. Top architrave
(inner face), north gateway, Sanchi stupa, c. 50-25 bce
6.5 Static monoscenic narration, diachronic mode. Ajatashatru pillar, Bharhut
6.6 Static monoscenic narration, synchronic mode. Prasenajit pillar, Bharhut
6.7 Synoptic narrative. Monkey Jataka. Sanchi stupa 6.8 Synoptic narrative, Chaddanta Jataka. Amaravati,
second century ce 6.9 Conflated narrative, Dipankara Jataka. Gandhara,
second/third century ce
6.10 Conflated narrative. Deer Jataka. Bharhut
6.11 Continuous narrative. Great departure of the Buddha.
Central architrave (outer face). East gateway, Sanchi
stupa
6.12 Detail of Linear narrative, Vessantara Jataka. Goli, third
century ce
6.13 Detail of Linear narrative. Story of Nanda. Nagaijunakonda,
third century ce
7.1 Dolmen on Meguti hill, Aihole, in the vicinity of Jaina
temple
7.2 Bhutanatha group of temples at the edge of the tank,
Badami
7.3 Buddhist vihara at Aihole
7.4 Durga temple at Aihole
7.5 Lad Khan temple at Aihole

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