Mountain Temples & Temple Mountains: Architecture, Religion, And Nature in the Central Himalayas (H.B)
Author: Nachiket Chanchani
ISBN: 9789391125135
Price: Rs. 2370.25 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
From approximately the third century BCE through the thirteenth century CE, the remote mountainous landscape around the glacial sources of the Ganga (Ganges) River in the Central Himalayas in northern India was transformed into a region encoded with deep meaning, one approached by millions of Hindus as a primary locus of pilgrimage. Nachiket Chanchani’s innovative study explores scores of stone edifices and steles that were erected in this landscape. Through their forms, locations, interactions with the natural environment, and sociopolitical context, these lithic ensembles evoked legendary worlds, embedded historical memories in the topography, changed the mountain range’s appearance, and shifted its semiotic effect. Mountain Temples and Temple Mountains alters our understanding of the transmission of architectural knowledge and provides new evidence of how an enduring idea of India emerged in the subcontinent.
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: English, 284 pages. Reference ISBN: 9789391125135.
About the Author
Nachiket Chanchani is Associate Professor of South Asian Art and Visual Culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 9789391125135
- Publisher
- Niyogi Books / University of Washington Press
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
From approximately the third century BCE through the thirteenth century CE, the remote mountainous landscape around the glacial sources of the Ganga (Ganges) River in the Central Himalayas in northern India was transformed into a region encoded with deep meaning, one approached by millions of...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for the way it turns mountains into meaning. This premium, deeply researched study takes you into the Central Himalayas to see how temples, terrain, and belief shaped one another over centuries. Rich in visual and historical insight, it’s perfect if you enjoy slow, thoughtful reading that changes how you understand architecture, pilgrimage, and India’s cultural memory. A true collector-worthy reference.
- Published by Niyogi Books / University of Washington Press.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 284.
Catalog Description
From approximately the third century BCE through the thirteenth century CE, the remote mountainous landscape around the glacial sources of the Ganga (Ganges) River in the Central Himalayas in northern India was transformed into a region encoded with deep meaning, one approached by millions of Hindus as a primary locus of pilgrimage. Nachiket Chanchani’s innovative study explores scores of stone edifices and steles that were erected in this landscape. Through their forms, locations, interactions with the natural environment, and sociopolitical context, these lithic ensembles evoked legendary worlds, embedded historical memories in the topography, changed the mountain range’s appearance, and...
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