Following the cap-figure in Majapahit temple reliefs a new look at the religious function of East Javanese temples, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

Following male figures wearing a cap (cap-figures) in temple reliefs of the Javanese Majapahit period (ca. 1300-1500) leads to astonishing results on their meaning and function. The cap-figures, representing commoners, servants, warriors, noblemen, and most significantly Prince Panji, the hero from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kieven, Lydia, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill 2013
2013.
Colección:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 280.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428392906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Narrative reliefs and panji stories
  • Iconography of the Late East Javanese temple reliefs
  • Temples in context of religion and politics
  • Table of depictions of cap-figures in Majapahit art in chronological order
  • Candi Jago: The cap, a new fashion of headgear
  • Candi Panataran: Panji, introducing the pilgrim into the Tantric doctrine
  • Candi Surowono: Sidapaksa, a nobleman with a cap
  • Candi Mirigambar: Panji, the ideal lover and warrior
  • Sanctuaries on Mount Penanggungan: Candi Kendalisodo, Candi Yudha, and the Panji statue from Candi Selokelir – the climax
  • Conclusion: Panji and the Cap-figure as intermediary characters on the path to Tantric rituals
  • Appendix: Previous research on the single case studies
  • Glossary: Javanese and Old Javanese terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index.