ART 385 - The Hindu Temple

(4 credits)

An historical study of the development of the Hindu temple beginning with the simple flat-roofed Gupta structure and culminating with the multistructured temple complexes of the 17th and18th centuries. Architectural form and iconographical program will be equally stressed as well as Indo-Aryan (northern) and Dravidian (southern) styles of temple construction. Asian Studies course. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.

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