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Aar Religion in Translation Ser.: Empire Inside Out : Religion, Conquest, and Community in Kṛṣṇadevarāya's Āmuktamālyada by Ilanit Loewy Shacham (2024, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100197776221

ISBN-139780197776223

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Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEmpire Inside Out : Religion, Conquest, and Community in Kṛṣṇadevarāya's Āmuktamālyada

SubjectLinguistics / General

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

AuthorIlanit Loewy Shacham

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

SeriesAar Religion in Translation Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2024-013895

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"This book significantly contributes to the field of religious studies by inviting us to reconsider the seemingly clear-cut boundary between the political and religious domains in early modern India." -- Manasicha Akepiyapornchai, Reading Religion

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal894.82712

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Genre and Empire: Beyond the Courtly Poem 2. Religion as Framework: Srivaisnavism Enters the Plot 3. Margins as Center: Poetics and Politics in the =Amuktam=alyada Geography 4. Expanding Literary Domains: Poetics of Fragments in the Imperial Whole 5. Conclusion: What Kind of Text is the =Amuktam=alyada, and What Is It About? Bibliography

SynopsisExamining the interplay of religion, history, and literature through a case study of King Krsnadevaraya's celebrated Telugu poem =Amuktam=alyada, Ilanit Loewy Shacham showcases the groundbreaking worldview that this often-overlooked poem embodies. Krsnadevaraya (r.1509-1529) ruled over the Vijayanagara Empire during its heyday, and his monumental poem situates all power and authority not in the imperial center, but in the villages and temples at theempire's outskirts; not in the royal court, but in a religious community - a worldview radically different from how literary and political histories portray the king and his empire. Empire Inside Outexplores the =Amuktam=alyada as a reflection of one of South Asia's most culturally complex periods, highlighting its rich religious, political, historical and ethnographic detail. Moreover, Loewy Shacham examines the =Amuktam=alyada as the work of a king imparting personal insights on empire, kingship, and individuality - specifically, that it is possible to be unbounded by the institution of kingship that he himself embodies. This book demonstrates that Krsnadevaraya's textconnects the imperial domain to the village and temple settings, and to the south Indian community of Srivaisnava devotees-and indeed that it situates the source of authority and power not in the royal court but in themargins, where Srivaisnavism originated, giving the far Tamil south a central role in its imperial vision. Employing close textual analysis of the =Amuktam=alyada, supplemented by a rich corpus of texts in different languages and genres, Empire Inside Out illuminates a piece of literature that has been fairly neglected, owing to the particularized linguistic and literary training required. The core of the book is based in the historical context of sixteenth-centuryVijayanagara, from which it moves to the various pasts that helped shape the =Amuktam=alyada, and to our contemporary times and the use of the text in constructing (at times rewriting) history., Examining the interplay of religion, history, and literature through a case study of King Krsnadevaraya's celebrated Telugu poem amuktamalyada , Ilanit Loewy Shacham showcases the groundbreaking worldview that this often-overlooked poem embodies. Krsnadevaraya (r.1509-1529) ruled over the Vijayanagara Empire during its heyday, and his monumental poem situates all power and authority not in the imperial center, but in the villages and temples at the empire's outskirts; not in the royal court, but in a religious community - a worldview radically different from how literary and political histories portray the king and his empire. Empire Inside Out explores the amuktamalyada as a reflection of one of South Asia's most culturally complex periods, highlighting its rich religious, political, historical and ethnographic detail. Moreover, Loewy Shacham examines the amuktamalyada as the work of a king imparting personal insights on empire, kingship, and individuality - specifically, that it is possible to be unbounded by the institution of kingship that he himself embodies. This book demonstrates that Krsnadevaraya's text connects the imperial domain to the village and temple settings, and to the south Indian community of Srivaisnava devotees-and indeed that it situates the source of authority and power not in the royal court but in the margins, where Srivaisnavism originated, giving the far Tamil south a central role in its imperial vision. Employing close textual analysis of the amuktamalyada , supplemented by a rich corpus of texts in different languages and genres, Empire Inside Out illuminates a piece of literature that has been fairly neglected, owing to the particularized linguistic and literary training required. The core of the book is based in the historical context of sixteenth-century Vijayanagara, from which it moves to the various pasts that helped shape the amuktamalyada , and to our contemporary times and the use of the text in constructing (at times rewriting) history., Examining the interplay of religion, history, and literature through a case study of King Krsnadevaraya's celebrated Telugu poem =Amuktam=alyada, Ilanit Loewy Shacham showcases the groundbreaking worldview that this often-overlooked poem embodies. Krsnadevaraya (r.1509-1529) ruled over the Vijayanagara Empire during its heyday, and his monumental poem situates all power and authority not in the imperial center, but in the villages and temples at theempire's outskirts; not in the royal court, but in a religious community - a worldview radically different from how literary and political histories portray the king and his empire., Examining the interplay of religion, history, and literature through a case study of King Krsnadevaraya's celebrated Telugu poem Amuktamalyada, Ilanit Loewy Shacham showcases the groundbreaking worldview that this often-overlooked poem embodies. Krsnadevaraya (r.1509-1529) ruled over the Vijayanagara Empire during its heyday, and his monumental poem situates all power and authority not in the imperial center, but in the villages and temples at the empire's outskirts; not in the royal court, but in a religious community - a worldview radically different from how literary and political histories portray the king and his empire. Empire Inside Out explores the Amuktamalyada as a reflection of one of South Asia's most culturally complex periods, highlighting its rich religious, political, historical and ethnographic detail. Moreover, Loewy Shacham examines the muktamalyada as the work of a king imparting personal insights on empire, kingship, and individuality - specifically, that it is possible to be unbounded by the institution of kingship that he himself embodies. This book demonstrates that Krsnadevaraya's text connects the imperial domain to the village and temple settings, and to the south Indian community of Srivaisnava devotees-and indeed that it situates the source of authority and power not in the royal court but in the margins, where Srivaisnavism originated, giving the far Tamil south a central role in its imperial vision. Employing close textual analysis of the muktamalyada, supplemented by a rich corpus of texts in different languages and genres, Empire Inside Out illuminates a piece of literature that has been fairly neglected, owing to the particularized linguistic and literary training required. The core of the book is based in the historical context of sixteenth-century Vijayanagara, from which it moves to the various pasts that helped shape the muktamalyada, and to our contemporary times and the use of the text in constructing (at times rewriting) history.

LC Classification NumberPL4780.9.K657A8377