Following the cap-figure in Majapahit temple reliefs a new look at the religious function of East Javanese temples, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
Following male figures wearing a cap (cap-figures) in temple reliefs of the Javanese Majapahit period (ca. 1300-1500) leads to astonishing results on their meaning and function. The cap-figures, representing commoners, servants, warriors, noblemen, and most significantly Prince Panji, the hero from...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Brill
2013
2013. |
| Colección: | Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428392906719 |
| Sumario: | Following male figures wearing a cap (cap-figures) in temple reliefs of the Javanese Majapahit period (ca. 1300-1500) leads to astonishing results on their meaning and function. The cap-figures, representing commoners, servants, warriors, noblemen, and most significantly Prince Panji, the hero from the East Javanese Panji stories, are unique to depictions of non-Indic narratives. The cap-figure constitutes a prominent example of Majapahit’s creativity in new concepts of art, literature and religion, independent from the Indian influence. More than that, the symbolic meaning of the cap-figures leads to an esoteric level: a pilgrim who followed the depictions of the cap-figures and of Panji in the temples would have been guided to the Tantric doctrine within Hindu-Buddhist religion. This title is available online in its entirety in Open Access. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 379 pages) : illustrations Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004258655 |
