A Social History of Indian Architecture
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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 7 April 2005
- ISBN 9780195670394
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages268 pages
- Size 273x210x21 mm
- Weight 923 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous halftones and line illustrations 0
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Long description:
This book, for the first time instead of looking at Indian architecture from the point of view of dynasties, periods or religions, examines the various functions of Indian architecture and traces the various developments in the field beginning with the Indus Valley Civilization under the heads of settlement patterns, houses, residences, palaces, funerary monuments, and religious structures. Within settlement patterns, the author looks at rural and urban patterns and the linkages
between the two. He explains regional and period-specific phenomena, while also quoting from ancient accounts of towns. The residences he looks at vary from the typical urban and rural houses to the Muslim aristocratic residence as also the palace. Funerary monuments form another important part of the
study, and this section also looks at the differing social attitudes to ancestors. The author also looks at the religious structures like chaityas, monasteries, temples, mosques, and also the structural material u sed in an area or period. Based on extensive fieldwork, the author also documents family histories, lifestyles, usage of spaces to provide a comprehensive social history of Indian architecture.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Lifestyle and Material Conditions Affecting Architecture in General, Settlement Patterns: Rural Settlement Patterns in Gujarat The Bhil Village, The Koli Village, The Saurashtrian Settlement Pattern, The North Gujarat Rural Settlement Pattern, Urban Settlement Patterns in North Gujarat
The Individual House, Residences & Palaces: The Urban House of North Gujarat, the Muslim Urban House, The Palace, Muslim Palaces, Rajput Palaces
Funerary Monuments: The Buddhist Stupa, Rajput Ancestor Monument (Centotaphs), The Islamic Mausoleum
Religious Structures: Chaityas, Monasteries, Temples, Mosques: Chaityas, Viharas or Sangharamas, The Hindu Temple, The Haveli Temple, The Mosque and Minaret
On Structural Materials: Woodwork, Brickwork, Stonework, Structure in
Islamic World, Some Conclusions, Glossary, Select Bibliography, Index
