Dear Herman,
I would suggest  the works by Adam Hardy and the interesting PhD dissertation by Anna Aleksandra Slaczka  (Leiden, 2006):
Temple consecration rituals in ancient India: text and archaeology.
It was published as a book  by Leiden Brill, 2007.
She explores Hindu rituals and the concept of sacred space in Sanskrit architectural works and provides the translation of non-studied Zaiva texts.
Her research analyses also archaeological sources in India and outside in order to understand the relation between written sources and material culture. 

I hope it helps,
all the best,
Alessandra.

On 18 February 2015 at 21:15, Tieken, H.J.H. <H.J.H.Tieken@hum.leidenuniv.nl> wrote:

The Hague, 18 February 2015.


Dear list members,


A history student from Delhi (JNU) presently in Leiden is writing a paper on vāstuśāstras as a source of historical studies. I want her at least to know of the ideas such as expressed by Vincent Lefèvre, in his book Commanditaires & artistes en Indu du Sud. Des Pallava aux Nāyak (VI-XVIII siècle). Paris 2006, pp. 95-107 regarding the practical use (or rather, the absence of that) of such texts for the artisans and craftsmen: Briefly, the texts were mainly concerned with rituals; whatever practical information on construction etc. which is there, is there as a by-product of the ritual interest. If artisans refer to these texts they do so to enhance their status.

Unfortunately, the student does not read French. I hope that some of the members of this list are able to suggests some publications in English which deal with these matters.

With kind regards, Herman Tieken 




Herman Tieken
University of Leiden
The Netherlands

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