[A]n excellent analytical study of a sensationally beautiful type of temple.... This work is not just art historical but embraces... religious studies; anthropology; history; and literature. mdash;Catherine B. Asher"[A]dvances our knowledge of... Bengali temple building practices; the complex inter-reliance between religion; state power; and art; and the ways in which Western colonial assumptions have distorted correct interpretation.... A splendid book." mdash;Rachel Fell McDermottIn the flux created by the Mughal conquest; Hindu landholders of eastern India began to build a spectacularly beautiful new style of brick temple; known as Ratna. This "bejeweled" style combined features of Sultanate mosques and thatched houses; and included second-story rooms conceived as the pleasure grounds of the gods; where Krishna and his beloved Radha could rekindle their passion. Pika Ghosh uses art historical; archaeological; textual; and ethnographic approaches to explore this innovation in the context of its times. Includes 82 stunning black-and-white images of rarely photographed structures.Published in association with the American Institute of Indian Studies
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. MISLEADING COVERBy KayleighThe cover is EXTREMELY misleading. That image isnt even in the book. All of the pages are of cutesy cartoon angels. many of them look like clip-art. Some of the backgrounds are a little interesting. but these pages are definitely for children.This publisher really needs to include a suggested age range in their descriptions. They also need to make new covers.Product reviews posted on help me tremendously in making my shopping decisions. I hope providing my reviews of the product experiences does the same for others. :)I am not afraid to leave negative feedback when warranted. At the same time. I always consider how the product is advertised. price range. and what itrsquo;s intended purposes are. I put thought into the ratings I give.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not as advertised.By BJSI received this book free for a review but was surprised that it only contained drawings of cherub like angels. I was hoping to see majestic visions like the one on the cover.Children will love these and find them very nice to color. just not to my taste0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. There is no PDF linkBy PennyThere is no PDF link to print any of these pages therefore to me it is absolutely useless . Speedy publishing never includes a pdf link for printing had I paid more attention I would have never downloaded this book but even if it did have the PDF I would not print this book the drawings are very poorly done .
