The Golden Temple of Amritsar
Reflections of the Past (1808-1959)
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2017
KASHI HOUSE (Verlag)
978-0-9560168-1-2 (ISBN)
KASHI HOUSE (Verlag)
978-0-9560168-1-2 (ISBN)
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Encapsulates the rich cultural heritage between European & Asian art & travel writing, and Sikh history, music, spiritual philosophy, architecture and the warrior tradition.
From its founding in 1588, the Golden Temple has come to symbolise the epitome of Sikh architecture as well as the undying love of its devotees. The complex that developed around it was the Sikhs' very own 'Vatican City'. In its heyday in the early 1800s it was also highly regarded as a centre of learning and a beacon for those in search of spiritual and educational enlightenment. Around it developed a bustling multicultural town that became a prominent stop on the Silk Route and a major commercial hub of north western India.
This unique volume highlights the temple's unparalleled beauty and changing fortunes during a golden era of peace, prosperity and patronage. Its vast collection of paintings, sketches, lithographs and photographs have been painstakingly sourced from archives around the world. They are complemented by intriguing quotes from 70 eyewitness accounts, ranging from the earliest discovered in 1808 - a report by a one-legged British spy - right up to that of an awestruck Hollywood heartthrob, Lew Ayres, in search of the exotic and esoteric in 1959.
From its founding in 1588, the Golden Temple has come to symbolise the epitome of Sikh architecture as well as the undying love of its devotees. The complex that developed around it was the Sikhs' very own 'Vatican City'. In its heyday in the early 1800s it was also highly regarded as a centre of learning and a beacon for those in search of spiritual and educational enlightenment. Around it developed a bustling multicultural town that became a prominent stop on the Silk Route and a major commercial hub of north western India.
This unique volume highlights the temple's unparalleled beauty and changing fortunes during a golden era of peace, prosperity and patronage. Its vast collection of paintings, sketches, lithographs and photographs have been painstakingly sourced from archives around the world. They are complemented by intriguing quotes from 70 eyewitness accounts, ranging from the earliest discovered in 1808 - a report by a one-legged British spy - right up to that of an awestruck Hollywood heartthrob, Lew Ayres, in search of the exotic and esoteric in 1959.
AMANDEEP SINGH MADRA and PARMJIT SINGH are independent historians who have co-authored several highly acclaimed books on Sikh history. They have curated several major exhibitions on the subject and have worked as special consultants to the BBC, The Discovery Channel, Warner Brothers, Victoria & Albert Museum, British Museum, British Library and Wallace Collection.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.2.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 3 Maps |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 256 x 286 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen |
Technik ► Architektur | |
ISBN-10 | 0-9560168-1-2 / 0956016812 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-9560168-1-2 / 9780956016812 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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