06149cam a2200877Ma 4500 ocn869303999 OCoLC 20200709060112.0 m d cr |||||||nn|n 130301s2013 hiu ob 001 0 eng d P@U eng pn P@U N$T E7B OCLCF YDXCP COO EBLCP OCLCQ DEBSZ OCLCQ YDX AGLDB OCLCQ MOR MERUC OCLCQ DEGRU BETBC VTS OCLCA REC OCLCQ TKN STF AU@ JSTOR M8D 923491310 959954353 960087733 9780824839130 (electronic bk.) 0824839137 (electronic bk.) 0824835832 9780824835835 733509 (N$T) (OCoLC)869303999 (OCoLC)923491310 (OCoLC)959954353 (OCoLC)960087733 22573/ctt225wrr3 JSTOR a-ii--- NA6001 .A86 2013 ARC 022000 bisacsh ARC 024010 bisacsh ARC 015000 bisacsh ARC 012000 bisacsh ARC 016000 bisacsh PHI 001000 bisacsh REL 007000 bisacsh 720.1/08 23 21.79 bcl 21.70 bcl MAIN Ashraf, Kazi Khaleed, author. The hermit's hut : architecture and asceticism in India / Kazi K. Ashraf. Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Spatial habitus Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. ""Cover ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Introduction: The Architecture of Asceticism ""; ""Chapter 1. Asceticism and Architecture ""; ""Chapter 2. Home in the Ascetic Imagination ""; ""Chapter 3. The Buddha's House ""; ""Chapter 4. The Two Houses: Body and Building in the Ascetic Imagination ""; ""Chapter 5. Asceticism and the Primitive Hut ""; ""Chapter 6. A Hut with Many Meanings ""; ""Chapter 7. The End of Architecture ""; ""Notes ""; ""Glossary ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index "" "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."--Publisher's description. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Asceticism Buddhism. Buddhist architecture India. ARCHITECTURE Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Buildings Landmarks & Monuments. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Professional Practice. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Reference. bisacsh Asceticism Buddhism. fast (OCoLC)fst00818427 Buddhist architecture. fast (OCoLC)fst01727575 India. fast (OCoLC)fst01210276 Asceticism -- Buddhism. Buddhist architecture -- India. Asceticism Buddhism. Buddhist architecture India. ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious bisacsh Electronic books. Electronic books. Print version: Ashraf, Kazi. Hermit's hut : architecture and asceticism in India. Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawaii Press, ©2013 xiii, 222 pages Spatial habitus (Series) 9780824835835 Spatial habitus (Series) EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=733509 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=733509 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=733509 EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection De Gruyter DEGR 9780824839130 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3413593 ebrary EBRY ebr10851031 EBSCOhost EBSC 733509 Project MUSE MUSE muse27350 YBP Library Services YANK 11611503 YBP Library Services YANK 13201127 92 N$T 54659 54659