Worldly gurus and spiritual kings : architecture and asceticism in medieval India /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sears, Tamara I. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Hindu architecture > India. Hindu monasteries > India. Architecture, Medieval > India. Architecture and society > India.

Table of Contents:

In search of Drunken Peacocks : mapping monastic histories from forest to state
Inscribing asceticism : epigraphic practices and the materiality of text
From hermit's hut to guru's mansion : ascetic practice and monastic life at Kadwaha and Ranod
Expanding arenas of devotion : temple icons and living sages at Terahi and Surwaya
Constructing the guru : religious networks in the kingdom of the Kalachuris
Epilogue and aftermath : the legacy of the Drunken Peacocks.