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Author : S. D. Bandaranayake
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : 9004039929
Author : Senake Bandaranayake
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004646452
Author : Senake Bandaranayake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Anuradhapura
ISBN : OCLC:1282952
Author : Anuradha Seneviratna,Benjamin Polk
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8170172810
Little Attention Has Hitherto Been Given To The Role Of Timber Construction In Sri Lanka S Ancient Architecture, And Its Photo-Coverage Has Not Until Now Appeared In One Place. The Buildings Described Here Are Mostly Close To Folk Architecture But They Comprise An Important Part Of The Ancient Building Tradition Of Monsoon Asia An Immense Area That Includes Parts Of India, Nepal, Burma, Bali, And Japan, As Well As Sri Lanka Itself. Buddhist Monastic Architecture In Sri Lanka Makes A Permanent Contribution To South Asian Studies.The Authors Search Out The Ancient Picturesque Temples In The Central Hills. Guided By The Well-Known Scholar, Professor Seneviratna, The Book Centers On Colour Photographs Taken By Architect Polk During An Eight Month Sojourn In 1980-81. Both Archaeological And Architectural Expertise Thus Combine, And Added To This Is The Research Into The Writings Of Early Travelers, Researched By Emily Polk, Poet And Painter, Who Has Put The Threads Of History Of Those Adventurous Days Into A Dramatic Form.This Collaboration Is The Result Of Their Common Interest In The Ancient Architecture Of South Asia, And Is Written Hoping That Continuities From Past To Future May Be Maintained In These Troubled Present Times.In Sri Lanka There Are Forests Where Modern Ways Have Not Overwhelmed Tradition And Where The Old Wood Buildings Still Flicker In The Magic Of The Trees. Here Is The Drama Of The Land And Its People: The Stream ;Of Pure Notes From An Invisible Flautist, The First Glimpse Of Adam S Peak, The Romantic Narrative Of The Sacred Tooth Kept Secret For 900 Years Before Emerging In Serendib. And Then Kandy, Where High On The Island The Winds From The Bay Of Bengal And The Indian Ocean Are On A Collision Course And The Sensation Of Colours, Movements And Light Is Electrifying. So, We Believe, Is This Book.
Author : Senake Bandaranayake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 812503675X
Anur dhapura Was The Major Centre Of Sinhalese Buddhism And The Principal City Of Sri Lanka From The 3Rd Century Bc To 10Th Century Ad. The Focus Of This Study Is The Remains Of The Buddhist Monasteries In And Around The City, Devising A Framework To Study Sinhalese Monastic Architecture And Attempting To Interpret The Sinhalese Tradition. Major Forms And Concepts Are Placed In Their Historical And Architectural Contexts.
Author : H. T. Basnayake
Publisher : Orient Book Distribution
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015014595956
Author : Peter Herrle,Erik Wegerhoff
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture and philosophy
ISBN : 9783825810887
This book brings together complex fields of knowledge and globally splintered discourses on a subject that is experienced not only by scholars, but in the everyday lives of people around the world. There is a common complaint about the loss of identity which, to a substantial degree, is being associated with the built environment in cities and specifically with their architecture. "Architecture and Identity" takes a global, multidisciplinary look on how identities in contemporary architecture are constructed. The general hypothesis underlying this book is that in a globalized world identity in architecture cannot be easily derived from distinct indigenous patterns. The book presents forty contributions from various disciplines aiming to destroy the myth of an inheritable or otherwise prefabricated identity. Some authors dismantle constructs of identity that have long been considered as "solid" and unbreakable while others meticulously unravel the "construction" process of identities in
Author : Claudio Connena
Publisher : Architecthum Plus, S.C.
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01
Category : Monasteries
ISBN : 9689470019
Beyond the theological religious symbolism that emanates from this architecture, it is important to note summarily the characteristics of design that make it still interesting in our day as an architectural fact. The builders applied architectural solutions for the monastery buildings in a simple and natural way, we could say, even an empirical one, with a free and creative spirit, as their faith was as well. They built monasteries with the materials that nature gave them in the place where they were located, developing varied organic schemes in harmony with the place of asceticism and on its scale. The dynamics of topography itself consequently, in architectural terms, favor a varied cross-section, creating a rich, interesting, and mysterious character of the space of the building, causing a polysemic interplay of levels among the patios, galleries, small squares, terraces, and staircases, with the inclusion in certain cases of trees and grass, interwoven with stone floors, usually made of smooth stone. We find innumerable spaces with these characteristics and their most varied combinations within this anonymous monastic architecture, an aspect that, naturally, provides it with a stamp of individuality.
Author : Joan Evans
Publisher : New York : Hacker Art Books
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:432050181
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004510555
These essays address how narratives unfolded in time and space when a body or object moved through premodern architectural or natural environments. Such narratives encompass interpretations of topography, change in built environments over time, and spaces for public assembly.
Author : Thomas Coomans
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789462701434
Sacred architecture as reality and metaphor in secularised Western society Christian monasteries and convents, built throughout Europe for the best part of 1,500 years, are now at a crossroads. This study attempts to understand the sacred architecture of monasteries as a process of the tangible and symbolic organisation of space and time for religious communities. Despite the weight of seemingly immutable monastic tradition, architecture has contributed to developing specific religious identities and played a fundamental part in the reformation of different forms of religious life according to the changing needs of society. The cloister is the focal point of this book because it is both architecture, a physically built reality, and a metaphor for the religious life that takes place within it. Life Inside the Cloister also addresses the afterlife and heritagisation of monastic architecture in secularised Western society.
Author : Kapila D. Silva,Dhammika P. Chandrasekara
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781785277504
The Ṭämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka – the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars. As a centre of Buddhism, Sri Lanka has a rich tradition of erecting Buddha image-houses, the origin of which dates to the fifth century. Yet, the ṭämpiṭavihāra tradition only existed from the thirteenth to the nineteenth centuries. The ṭämpiṭavihāra is an exceptional type of image-house, not only for its specific timeframe and unique construction technology, but also for its complex architectural conception of the Buddhist worldview and soteriology. Except for this period of Sri Lankan history, this architectural exemplar does not exist in anytime or anywhere in the entire Buddhist world. This book examines the significant aspects of ṭämpiṭavihāra architecture and documents some of the distinctive examples with an analysis of their architectural design and symbolic content. Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, the book is organized into two parts. The first part examines the significant historical, cultural, and architectural aspects of ṭämpiṭavihāras in depth. The second part documents fifty of the distinctive examples of ṭämpiṭavihāras in the country with an analysis of their architectural designs and symbolic content. Each example is illustrated with architectural drawings of its plans, elevations, and sections along with photographs. The book also includes a list of over 200 extant tämpiṭavihāras in the country. This book is the very first comprehensive examination of the subject of tämpiṭavihāras published in any language and made available for a global audience. It narrates the story of ṭämpiṭavihāras from a multidimensional perspective that involves architecture, anthropology, archaeology, art history, geography, history, sociology, and theology. Consequently, it appeals to a vast array of enthusiasts of these disciplines in addition to scholars in Asian studies, South Asian studies, Sri Lankan studies, and Buddhist studies.
Author : Kevin Trainor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521582806
This book is a serious study of relic veneration among South Asian Buddhists. Drawing on textual sources and archaeological evidence from India and Sri Lanka, including material rarely examined in the West, it looks specifically at the practice of relic veneration in the Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist tradition. The author portrays relic veneration as a technology of remembrance and representation which makes present the Buddha of the past for living Buddhists. By analysing the abstract ideas, emotional orientation and ritual behaviour centred on the Buddha's material remains, he contributes to the 'rematerializing' of Buddhism which is currently under way among Western scholars. This book is an excellent introduction to Buddhist relics. It is well written and accessible and will be read by scholars and serious students of Buddhism and religious studies for years to come.
Author : Anoma Pieris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780415630023
The role of the home, the domestic sphere and the intimate, ethno-cultural identities that are cultivated within it, are critical to understanding the polemical constructions of country and city; tradition and modernity; and regionalism and cosmopolitanism. The home is fundamental to ideas of the homeland that give nationalism its imaginative form and its political trajectory. This book explores positions that are vital to ideas of national belonging through the history of colonial, bourgeois self-fashioning and post colonial identity construction in Sri Lanka. The country remains central to related architectural discourses due to its emergence as a critical site for regional architecture, post-independence. Suggesting patterns of indigenous accommodation and resistance that are expressed through built form, the book argues that the nation grows as an extension of an indigenous private sphere, ostensibly uncontaminated by colonial influences, domesticating institutions and appropriating rural geographies in the pursuit of its hegemonic ideals. This ambitious, comprehensive, wide-ranging book presents an abundance of new and original material and many imaginative insights into the history of architecture and nationalism from the mid nineteenth century to the present day.
Author : Stephen J. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191027338
Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished from other kinds of religious and non-religious practice? In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis discusses the history of monasticism, from our earliest evidence for it, and the different types which have developed from antiquity to the present day. He considers where monasteries are located, from East Asia to North America, and everywhere in between, and how their settings impact the everyday life and worldview of the monks and nuns who dwell there. Exploring how monastic communities are organized, he also looks at how aspects of life like food, sleep, sex, work, and prayer are regimented. Finally, Davis discusses what the stories about saints communicate about monastic identity and ethics, and considers what place there is for monasticism in the modern world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.