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Sears, Tamara I.

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Housing asceticism: Tracing the development of Mattamayura Saiva monastic architecture in early medieval central India (c. 8th--12th centuries A.D.).

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Title/Author:	Housing asceticism: Tracing the development of Mattamayura Saiva monastic architecture in early medieval central India (c. 8th--12th centuries A.D.)./
Author:	Sears, Tamara I.
Description:	241 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-06, Section: A, page: 2004.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International65-06A.
Subject:	Art History. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3138073
ISBN:	0496852434

Housing asceticism: Tracing the development of Mattamayura Saiva monastic architecture in early medieval central India (c. 8th--12th centuries A.D.).
Sears, Tamara I.

Housing asceticism: Tracing the development of Mattamayura Saiva monastic architecture in early medieval central India (c. 8th--12th centuries A.D.). - 241 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-06, Section: A, page: 2004.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 2004.

The early medieval period in Central India was one that witnessed increasing sectarianism as new religious groups emerged through the patronage of local and regional rulers. Among these were Hindu ascetics who accumulated power through intensive ritual practice and the ability to attain divine status. Previously existing on the fringe of society, such groups quickly entered the mainstream, forming alliances with rulers, transmitting religious knowledge, and contributing to the transformation of the religious climate.

ISBN: 0496852434Subjects--Topical Terms:

635474
Art History.

Housing asceticism: Tracing the development of Mattamayura Saiva monastic architecture in early medieval central India (c. 8th--12th centuries A.D.).
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520 $a The early medieval period in Central India was one that witnessed increasing sectarianism as new religious groups emerged through the patronage of local and regional rulers. Among these were Hindu ascetics who accumulated power through intensive ritual practice and the ability to attain divine status. Previously existing on the fringe of society, such groups quickly entered the mainstream, forming alliances with rulers, transmitting religious knowledge, and contributing to the transformation of the religious climate.
520 $a This dissertation traces the institutionalization of the Mattamayuras, a Saiva Siddhanta group of ascetic practitioners, whose monumental stone monasteries remain some of the earliest and only surviving examples of Hindu monastic architecture in the region. Through archaeological survey and formal analysis of standing buildings, I map the development of Mattamayura monastic communities locally and regionally. By correlating the architectural evidence with readings of Sanskrit inscriptions, I further lay out the processes through which the sect transformed itself from a single sage with a localized following into a major religious institution with branches throughout the Indian subcontinent.
520 $a The chapters of my dissertation are case studies organized in roughly chronological order. The first chapter provides necessary background for understanding the development of Mattamayura monasteries and situates the sect's development within larger political, religious and social contexts. Chapter Two establishes the historical context for the Mattamayuras' initial foundation and growth within the region of Gopaks&dotbelow;etra by examining local patronage of monasteries at the sites of Kadwaha (i.e. Mattamayura) and Ranod. Chapter Three analyzes the repercussions that this development had for nearby monasteries, focusing on the satellite retreats of Terahi and Surwaya, self-sustaining communities that grew much more slowly over time.{09}Chapter Four addresses the regional expansion of the sect through the patronage of the Kalacuris of Tripuri, under whom the Mattamayuras took on increasingly important roles within the Kalacuri state, serving as Rajagurus, officiating over royal decrees and acting as administrators. Together, these chapters explore the relationship between architectural production and religious institutionalization, charting the local and regional processes through which the Mattamayuras' rise to prominence was articulated through the forms of their buildings.
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