Whispering of inscriptions : South Indian epigraphy and art history : papers from an international symposium in memory of Professor Noboru Karashima (Paris, 12--13 October 2017) /

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Imprint:	Oxford : Indica et Buddhica Publishers, 2021.
Description:	2 volumes (xxxiv, 266 pages; xvi, 264 pages) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Inscriptions -- India, South -- Congresses. Art -- History -- Congresses. Art. Inscriptions. South India. Festschriften. Conference papers and proceedings. History. Conference papers and proceedings. Festschriften.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12636094

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Varying Form of Title:	South Indian epigraphy and art history
Other authors / contributors:	Karashima, Noboru, 1933-2015, honouree. Murugaiyan, A., 1951- editor. Parlier, Edith, editor.
ISBN:	9780473567729 0473567725 9780473567736 0473567733 9780473567767 0473567768 9780473567750 047356775X 9780473567743 9780473567774
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"In October 2017, an international symposium was held in Paris as a tribute to Noboru Karashima who gave a new impetus to the study of South Indian and Tamil epigraphy. The contributions to this volume illustrate the wide range of related topics in the fields of archeology, epigraphy and history of art that were presented at the symposium. These domains, an integral part of classical studies, have generally been considered as distinct areas of research, however nobody can deny their mutual interdependence. The title of this volume 'Whispering of Inscriptions' is borrowed from one of Karashima's publications. Karashima, who himself was convinced of 'the importance of epigraphy in the task of historical reconstruction,' had 'noticed a defect in past studies in the field of socio-economic history, due to the arbitrary use of epigraphic evidence.' Karashima was of the view that historians should avoid arbitrary judgements and concluded his essay by saying: 'In sum, scholars of ancient and medieval South Indian history should be acquainted with inscriptions and listen honestly to their whisperings"--Publisher information.

Table of Contents:

Volume I. Araiyan names in inscriptions / Y. Subbarayalu
Voices of Pān̩ḍya women / V Gillet
A mediæval Cōḻa inscription about a Śaiva ascetic / G. Vijayavenugopal
Cōḻa copper plates : languages and issuers / E. Francis
Spatial organisation of brahmadēyas / N. Athiyaman
Measurements in mediæval Tamil Nadu / V. Selvakumar
Vaṭṭeḻuttu and Tamil palæography / S. Rajavelu
Pronominalised nouns in Tamil inscriptions / A. Murugaiyan
Mahendravarman's inscription in the so-called 'Rock-Fort' of Tiruccirāppaḷḷi / S. Brocquet.
Volume II. Sanskrit inscriptions of the Eastern Cāḷukya / P. Estienne
Exploring inter-textuality between mediæval Tamil inscriptions and bhakti literature / V. Renganathan
Architectural bilingualism in the Cōḻa kingdom / C. Schmid
Recent archæological discoveries and their impact on South Indian archæology / K. Rajan
Epigraphy to the rescue of art history? / A. Davrinche
Vijayanagara iconography / M. Le Sauce-Carnis
Brahmā and Śiva in Pallava and Cōḻa iconography / V. Olivier
Jain images, Hindu images / K. Ladrech
Visual arts and epigraphical poetry / É. Parlier-Renault.

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