The Indian Temple: Production, Place and Patronage

印度神庙：制作、地点和赞助

基本信息

批准号：
AH/D50306X/1
负责人：
Adam Hardy
金额：
$ 64.44万
依托单位：
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2006
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2006 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FD50306X%2F1
关键词：
Indian Temple Production Place Patronage

项目摘要

Temples dominated the landscape of India between the 7th and 13th centuries. Protected by kings and widely supported by endowments, temples were centres of religious life, socio-economic power and artistic production. The main team members exploring this important phenomenon are Dr Adam Hardy (The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University). Dr Oaud Ali (School of Oriental and African Studies) and Dr Michael Willis (The British Museum).Established experts in aspects of Indian history and culture, the team are addressing the following questions: (1) How were temples designed and built? (2) What was the king's role as a patron of architecture and Sanskrit letters? (3) What was the social and political role of temples in medieval society? Our objective is to achieve an integrated understanding of these questions, establishing thereby a new model of interdisciplinary research in the field. The interdisciplinary approach combines architectural history with a study of medieval patronage and the role of religious institutions in the medieval state. These issues have not been adequately examined in the Indian setting. The interrelationships between them have not been explored, the architectural, political and religious histories of medieval India having long been compartmentalised. This project has been organised specifically to bridge disciplinary divides, with an organisational structure drawing team members from different fields and institutional backgrounds. The project centre-piece is the temple at Bhojpur. a massive structure in central India, left unfinished in the 11th century. It is associated with King Bhoja, one of India's most notable monarchs. Around the temple are quarries with rock drawings and unfinished architectural parts, a unique survival providing insights into medieval processes of design and construction. Adam Hardy is exploring these processes. The builder of the unfinished temple was King Bhoja, a renowned polymath who composed important works on art, philosophy, yoga and poetics. Daud Ali is examining Bhoja's literary output, his motivation for patronising the arts and his post-medieval reputation as an ideal king. Temples of this period received land and other revenue as endowments. Michael Willis is studying the geographical distribution of temples and their endowments, as documented by Sanskrit inscriptions, shedding light on the place of the temple in the society and economy of the medieval state. Each team member is preparing a monograph on his respective topic, the studies being thematically interlinked and published as a set. These will be complemented by monographs by collaborators in India on the agrarian systems of central India during the medieval period, and on the goddess lies of the region. The team will be joined by research assistants attached to Cardiff University and SOAS. The Cardiff RA will produce a catalogue e British Museum's medieval sculpture collection for online publication. The SOAS RA will edit and translate King Bhoja's treatise on architecture, also for online publication. All electronic outputs will be disseminated through the project website. A PhD student at Cardiff will research 11th century temple architecture. While the project is carefully focused, its material is paradigmatic for the study of medieval India as a whole. An interactional seminar will address the theoretical implications of this, exploring parallels between India and Europe in medieval times. The proceedings will be published online.Through its analysis of traditional design principles, the project will contribute to the continuing search for culturally appropriate architectures in South Asia and its diasporas. Through its analysis of the social and political context of medieval temples, the project will help to counter projections of the temple as a symbol of an idealised and ahistorical Hindu past.

7 世纪至 13 世纪期间，寺庙在印度景观中占据主导地位。在国王的保护和捐赠的广泛支持下，寺庙是宗教生活、社会经济权力和艺术生产的中心。探索这一重要现象的主要团队成员是 Adam Hardy 博士（卡迪夫大学威尔士建筑学院）。 Oaud Ali博士（东方与非洲研究学院）和Michael Willis博士（大英博物馆）。该团队是印度历史和文化方面的知名专家，正在解决以下问题：（1）寺庙是如何设计和建造的？ (2) 国王作为建筑和梵文字母的赞助人的角色是什么？ (3) 寺庙在中世纪社会中的社会和政治作用是什么？我们的目标是实现对这些问题的综合理解，从而建立该领域跨学科研究的新模式。跨学科方法将建筑史与中世纪赞助和宗教机构在中世纪国家中的作用的研究结合起来。这些问题尚未在印度环境中得到充分研究。它们之间的相互关系尚未被探索，中世纪印度的建筑、政治和宗教历史长期以来一直被划分开来。该项目是专门为弥合学科分歧而组织的，其组织结构吸引了来自不同领域和机构背景的团队成员。该项目的核心是博杰布尔的寺庙。印度中部的一座巨大建筑，11 世纪时尚未完工。它与印度最著名的君主之一博贾国王有关。寺庙周围有采石场，里面有岩石图画和未完成的建筑部件，这是一种独特的遗迹，可以让您深入了解中世纪的设计和建造过程。亚当·哈迪正在探索这些过程。这座未完工寺庙的建造者是博贾国王，他是一位著名的博学者，创作了有关艺术、哲学、瑜伽和诗学的重要著作。达乌德·阿里正在研究博贾的文学作品、他资助艺术的动机以及他在中世纪后作为理想国王的声誉。这一时期的寺庙接受土地和其他收入作为捐赠。迈克尔·威利斯正在研究梵文铭文记载的寺庙的地理分布及其禀赋，以揭示寺庙在中世纪国家社会和经济中的地位。每个团队成员都在准备关于各自主题的专着，这些研究在主题上相互关联并作为一组出版。印度合作者将撰写关于中世纪时期印度中部农业系统以及该地区女神谎言的专着，对这些内容进行补充。卡迪夫大学和伦敦亚非学院的研究助理将加入该团队。卡迪夫皇家艺术学院将制作大英博物馆中世纪雕塑收藏目录以供在线出版。 SOAS RA 将编辑和翻译博贾国王的建筑论文，也将用于在线出版。所有电子输出将通过项目网站传播。卡迪夫的一名博士生将研究 11 世纪的寺庙建筑。虽然该项目的重点非常明确，但其材料对于整个中世纪印度的研究来说是典范。互动研讨会将讨论这一问题的理论含义，探讨中世纪印度和欧洲的相似之处。该会议记录将在线发布。通过对传统设计原则的分析，该项目将有助于继续寻找南亚及其侨民文化上适宜的建筑。通过对中世纪寺庙的社会和政治背景的分析，该项目将有助于反驳将寺庙视为理想化和非历史的印度教过去象征的预测。