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The Hermit S Hut
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Author : Kazi K. Ashraf
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2013-10-31
The Hermit S Hut written by Kazi K. Ashraf and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Philosophy categories.
The Hermit’s Hut offers an original insight into the profound relationship between architecture and asceticism. Although architecture continually responds to ascetic compulsions, as in its frequent encounter with the question of excess and less, it is typically considered separate from asceticism. In contrast, this innovative book explores the rich and mutual ways in which asceticism and architecture are played out in each other’s practices. The question of asceticism is also considered—as neither a religious discourse nor a specific cultural tradition but as a perennial issue in the practice of culture. The work convincingly traces the influences from early Indian asceticism to Zen Buddhism to the Japanese teahouse—the latter opening the door to modern minimalism. As the book’s title suggests, the protagonist of the narrative is the nondescript hermit’s hut. Relying primarily on Buddhist materials, the author provides a complex narrative that stems from this simple structure, showing how the significance of the hut resonates widely and how the question of dwelling is central to ascetic imagination. In exploring the conjunctions of architecture and asceticism, he breaks new ground by presenting ascetic practice as fundamentally an architectural project, namely the fabrication of a “last” hut. Through the conception of the last hut, he looks at the ascetic challenge of arriving at the edge of civilization and its echoes in the architectural quest for minimalism. The most vivid example comes from a well-known Buddhist text where the Buddha describes the ultimate ascetic moment, or nirvana, in cataclysmic terms using architectural metaphors: “The roof-rafters will be shattered,” the Buddha declares, and the architect will “no longer build the house again.” As the book compellingly shows, the physiological and spiritual transformation of the body is deeply intertwined with the art of building. The Hermit’s Hut weaves together the fields of architecture, anthropology, religion, and philosophy to offer multidisciplinary and historical insights. Written in an engaging and accessible manner, it will appeal to readers with diverse interests and in a variety of disciplines—whether one is interested in the history of ascetic architecture in India, the concept of “home” in ancient India, or the theme of the body as building.
Less Is Enough
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Author : Pier Vittorio Aureli
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Less Is Enough written by Pier Vittorio Aureli and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Architecture And Asceticism Cultural Interaction Between Syria And Georgia In Late Antiquity
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Author : Emma Loosley Leeming
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-06-12
Architecture And Asceticism Cultural Interaction Between Syria And Georgia In Late Antiquity written by Emma Loosley Leeming and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-12 with History categories.
In Architecture and Asceticism Loosley Leeming presents the first interdisciplinary exploration of Late Antique Syrian-Georgian relations available in English. The author takes an inter-disciplinary approach and examines the question from archaeological, art historical, historical, literary and theological viewpoints to try and explore the relationship as thoroughly as possible. Taking the Georgian belief that ‘Thirteen Syrian Fathers’ introduced monasticism to the country in the sixth century as a starting point, this volume explores the evidence for trade, cultural and religious relations between Syria and the Kingdom of Kartli (what is now eastern Georgia) between the fourth and seventh centuries CE. It considers whether there is any evidence to support the medieval texts and tries to place this posited relationship within a wider regional context.
The Hermit S Hut
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Author : Kazi Khaleed Ashraf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Hermit S Hut written by Kazi Khaleed Ashraf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Asceticism categories.
This work offers an original insight into the profound relationship between architecture and asceticism. It convincingly traces the influences from early Indian asceticism to Zen Buddhism to the Japanese teahouse. The protagonist of the narrative is the hermit's hut. The author provides a complex narrative that stems from this simple structure, showing how the significance of the hut resonates widely and how the question of dwelling is central to ascetic imagination.
Architecture And Asceticism
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Author : Emma Loosley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Architecture And Asceticism written by Emma Loosley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Christianity categories.
In Architecture and Asceticism Loosley Leeming explores the links between Syria and Georgia in late antiquity. The book takes an inter-disciplinary approach and examines the question from archaeological, art historical, historical, literary and theological viewpoints.
Worldly Gurus And Spiritual Kings
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Author : Tamara I. Sears
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-10
Worldly Gurus And Spiritual Kings written by Tamara I. Sears and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-10 with Architecture categories.
This pioneering book is the first full-length study of the matha, or Hindu monastery, which developed in India at the turn of the first millennium. Rendered monumentally in stone, the matha represented more than just an architectural innovation: it signaled the institutionalization of asceticism into a formalized monastic practice, as well as the emergence of the guru as an influential public figure. With entirely new primary research, Tamara I. Sears examines the architectural and archaeological histories of six little-known monasteries in Central India and reveals the relationships between political power, religion, and the production of sacred space. This important work of scholarship features scrupulous original measured drawings, providing a vast amount of new material and a much-needed contribution to the fields of Asian art, religious studies, and cultural history. In introducing new categories of architecture, this book illuminates the potential of buildings to reconfigure not only social and ritual relationships but also the fundamental ontology of the world.
The Saints Of Modern Art
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Author : Charles A. Riley
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 1998
The Saints Of Modern Art written by Charles A. Riley and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Arts, Modern categories.
Asceticism seen as a powerful force in the art and thought of our time.
The Oxford Handbook Of Christian Monasticism
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Author : Bernice M. Kaczynski
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2020
The Oxford Handbook Of Christian Monasticism written by Bernice M. Kaczynski and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Religion categories.
The Oxford Handbook of Christian Monasticism addresses, for the first time in one volume, multiple strands of Christian monastic practice. Forty-four essays consider historical and thematic aspects of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Protestant, and Anglican traditions, as well as contemporary 'new monasticism'.
Beyond Pleasure
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Author : Evert Peeters
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2011-04-01
Beyond Pleasure written by Evert Peeters and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with History categories.
Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet equally evokes the ongoing success of ascetic practices and beliefs. Nostalgic memories of hardship and discipline in the army, youth movements or boarding schools remain as present as the fashionable irritation with the presumed modern-day laziness. In the very texture of contemporary culture, age-old asceticism proves to be remarkably alive. Old ascetic forms were remoulded to serve modern desires for personal authenticity, an authenticity that disconnected asceticism in the course of the nineteenth century from two traditions that had underpinned it since classical antiquity: the public, republican austerity of antiquity and the private, religious asceticism of Christianity. Exploring various aspects such as the history of the body, of aesthetics, science, and social thought in several European countries (Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Belgium), the authors show that modern asceticism remains a deeply ambivalent category. Apart from self-realisation, classical and religious examples continue to haunt the ascetic mind.
Early Modern Asceticism
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Author : Patrick J. McGrath
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2020
Early Modern Asceticism written by Patrick J. McGrath and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Literary Criticism categories.
Challenging contemporary perceptions of the ascetic in the early modern period, this book explores asceticism as a vital site of religious conflict and literary creativity, rather than merely a vestige of a medieval past.