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Cave of My Ancestors

By Kirin Narayan

Cave of My Ancestors Books

Cave of My Ancestors

By Kirin Narayan

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"As a little girl in Bombay, Kirin Narayan was enchanted by the stories her father would tell about the ancient, rock-cut cave temples at Ellora, which he claimed had been made by their ancestors. Over the course of her life, Narayan never forgot those stories, and she eventually came to be interested in learning more about the caves, and, specifically, the Vishwakarma cave temple, named after the Hindu craftsman deity. Immersing herself in work by archaeologists, art historians, Buddhologists, Indologists, and Sanskritists, Narayan set out to answer the question of how this cave, which contains the figure of the Buddha flanked by two smaller Bodhisattvas, came to be venerated as the "Vishwakarma cave." The resulting book, Cave of My Ancestors, represents the perfect marriage of Narayan's gift for research and gift for writing. It is at once a work of scholarship, a detective story, and a memoir, ably leading us as readers through centuries of history, reflecting on the marvels of making, and offering a sensitive meditation on devotion, wonder, and all that connects us to place, family, the past, and the divine"--
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2024-09-24
Publication Date:
2024-09-24
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0226835294
ISBN13:
9780226835297
Weight:
431 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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