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Auteur(s) : Ashraf, Kazi Khaleed
Titre(s) : The hermit's hut [Texte imprimé] : architecture and asceticism in India / Kazi K. Ashraf
Publication : Honolulu : University of Hawai'i press, [2013]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-222 p.) ; 27 cm
Collection : Spatial habitus
Lien à la collection : Spatial habitus
Comprend : Asceticism and architecture ; Home in the ascetic imagination ; The Buddha's house
; The two houses: body and building in the ascetic imagination ; Asceticism and the
primitive hut ; A hut with many meanings ; The end of architecture
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 207-215. 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
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Architecture and asceticism in India
Sujet(s) : Architecture bouddhique -- Inde
Ascétisme -- Bouddhisme
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-0-8248-3583-5. - ISBN 0-8248-3583-2 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43575386s
Notice n° :
FRBNF43575386
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