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020			_a9781138219649
028			_aAtlantic Publishers & Distributors (P)LTD. _b;7/22,Anasri Road, Daryaganj,New Delhi-110002 _c;1080970 _d;14/08/2018
082			_a726.10934 MIS
100			_aSusan Verma Mishra _a; Himanshu Prabha Ray
245			_aThe archaeology of sacred spaces _b : the temple in western India, 2nd century BCE-8th century CE _c/Susan Verma Mishra
260			_aAbingdon, Oxon ; New York _b: Routledge _c, 2017.
300			_a283 pages _b : illustrations, maps _c ; 23 cm.
365			_b850
490			_aArchaeology and religion in South Asia.
505			_a Monumental remains : defining sacred space -- Sacred sites and settlement sites -- Religious icons in Gujarat -- Shared space and multiple affiliations -- Religious processes, rituals and pilgrimage -- Gujarat in context.
520			_aThis volume focuses on the religious shrine in western India as an institution of cultural integration in the period spanning 200 BCE to 800 CE. It presents an analysis of religious architecture at multiple levels, both temporal and spatial, and distinguishes it as a ritual instrument that integrates individuals and communities into a cultural fabric. The work shows how these structures emphasise on communication with a host of audiences such as the lay worshipper, the ritual specialist, the royalty and the elite as well as the artisan and the sculptor. It also examines religious imagery, inscriptions, traditional lore and Sanskrit literature
650			_aReligious architecture
655			_aArchaeology and religion
700			_a Himanshu Prabha Ray
942			_cBOOK
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