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Global South Asia Ser.: Banaras Reconstructed : Architecture and Sacred Space in a Hindu Holy City by Madhuri Desai (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries, Banaras, the iconic Hindu center in northern India that is often described as the oldest living city in the world, was reconstructed materially as well as imaginatively, and embellished with temples, monasteries, mansions, and ghats (riverfront fortress-palaces).
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN-100295741996
ISBN-139780295741994
eBay Product ID (ePID)234992149
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBanaras Reconstructed : Architecture and Sacred Space in a Hindu Holy City
Publication Year2017
SubjectHinduism / History, Buildings / Religious, General, Asia / India & South Asia, History / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorMadhuri Desai
Subject AreaReligion, Architecture, History
SeriesGlobal South Asia Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2016-050496
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsDesai shows clearly that the city, especially its waterfront, has been a canvas for the inscription of power--of Mughal courtiers, Bengali merchants, British imperial functionaries, Hindu rajas, Maratha nobles, and an array of others trying to create their own narratives of heritage and lineage, whether for political or personal gain.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal720.954
Table Of ContentIntroduction The Paradox of Banaras 1. Authenticity and Pilgrimage 2. Palimpsests and Authority 3. Expansion and Invention 4. Spectacle and Ritual 5. Order and Antiquity 6. Visions and Embellishments Conclusion Banaras Revisited
SynopsisBetween the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries, Banaras, the iconic Hindu center in northern India that is often described as the oldest living city in the world, was reconstructed materially as well as imaginatively, and embellished with temples, monasteries, mansions, and ghats (riverfront fortress-palaces). Banaras's refurbished sacred landscape became the subject of pilgrimage maps and its spectacular riverfront was depicted in panoramas and described in travelogues. In Banaras Reconstructed , Madhuri Desai examines the confluences, as well as the tensions, that have shaped this complex and remarkable city. In so doing, she raises issues central to historical as well as contemporary Indian identity and delves into larger questions about religious urban environments in South Asia.
LC Classification NumberNA1508.V37D47 2017
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