{"product_id":"the-iconography-and-ritual-of-charles-d-collins-9780887067747","title":"The Iconography and Ritual of \u0026#346;iva at Elephanta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful rock-cut Siva temple on Elephanta Island in Bombay Harbor is one of the finest monuments of Indian religion and art. Until now, interpretation of its magnificent sculptured scenes has been neglected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Collins systematically surveys the pertinent Vedic, Epic, and early Puranic literature as well as the contributions of India's foremost poet and dramatist, Kalidasa, to reveal sources for and interpretations of the subjects of the relief sculptures. This survey shows strong associations with areas formerly controlled by the classical Gupta dynasty in northern India. This book provides the first detailing of this link, intimated by others before, which helps to explain the grandeur of style found in the colossal reliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy applying certain aspects of ritual texts of the Lakulisa-Pasupata, the sect that probably used Elephanta originally, exceptional clarity is revealed for the worship of the sculptures in a counterclockwise sequence, quite unusual in India, but appropriate to this particular sect. Lakulisa-Pasupata texts are invoked in Collins' theory of how the cave-temple at Elephanta was used. This area of investigation has been virtually untouched by other scholars for any early Hindu shrine in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles D. Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0887067743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887067747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs","brand":"Charles D. Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453428052223,"sku":"9780887067747","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90c5d89e-5421-442b-87aa-673bb8169ff4.jpg?v=1777300167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-iconography-and-ritual-of-charles-d-collins-9780887067747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}