Hans Bakker
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 370955 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Hans Bakker |
| PRENOMES | Hans |
| SOBRENOME | Bakker |
| ASSINATURA | BAKKER H |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Institute of Religious Studies |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-3199-2200 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 42 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1982 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Employee perspectives on risk management in a construction company
In addition to the tools and techniques available, project risk management also depends on the attitudes of people in an organisation, how the available tools are used, and how the procedures are followed. Therefore, efforts to improve the project risk management capacity of organisations may fail if the diversity of people (characters, traits etc.) involved is neglected. Based on this argument, the aim of this study is to demonstrate that compan…
The Sasanian and Gupta empires and their struggle against the Huns
The Absolutes that Failed, Creativity and Human Procreation
A review essay of the book: Slavoj Žižek, Sex and the Failed Absolute (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020)
Holy Ground: Where Art and Text Meet
The selected and revised articles in this volume by Hans Bakker deal with Indian culture, religion and history: Hinduism, epigraphy, archaeology, iconography in combination with Sanskrit textual studies. The studies focus on the Skandapurana, Vakataka—Gupta history, Ramtek (Ramagiri), Mansar, Ayodhya, Benares, pilgrimage and holy places (tirtha). Readership: All interested in the cultural history of Northern India of the classical and medieval pe…
The Hindu Religion and War
Although, since Mahatma Gandhi, India is known by many as the country where the principle of ahim .sā, 'not killing', has being invented and implemented, this ancient principle had originally little or nothing to do with how warfare was conducted and conceived in Hindu society.War was endemic in South Asia and seen as the right and duty of the Hindu king.This warfare, however, was regulated by some rules, which were humane in some respects.Battle…
Origin and Spread of the Pāśupata Movement
Puruṣamedha, Manasarapuruṣa, Vāstupuruṣa
The Image of Man in the Sacrificial Context
Rama Devotion in a Śaiva Holy Place
Sources for Reconstructing Ancient Forms of Śiva Worship
At the Right Side of the Teacher
A Theatre of Broken Dreams
In his monumental Geschichte Indiens Hermann Kulke depicts the relationship between the Gupta and Vkt . aka dynasties as basically an unproblematic one, an alliance that was dominated by the Guptas and secured a peaceful coexistence till their fall. Vermutlich in der Phase der Vorbereitung seines Krieges gegen die Kshatrapa gab dann aber Candragupta seine Tochter dem Knig Rudrasena II. zur Ehe, um den Rcken fr seinen Kampf im Westen frei zu haben…
Thanesar, the Pāśupata Order and the Skandapurāṇa
Thanesar, the Pupata Order and the Skandapurn . a * Studies in the Skandapurn . a IX The tradition of the four pupils of Lgud . i By the middle of the sixth century the city of Kanauj seems to have emerged as the capital of the rising dynasty of the Maukharis under its king navarman. 1 This town, in the Sanskrit tradition named Knyakubja/ Kanyakubja, is known from the Skandapurn . a, and from this text only, as the seat of one of the Pupata linea…
Little Kṛṣṇa’s Play with the Moon
Somaśarman, Somavaṃśa and Somasiddhānta A Pāśupata tradition in seventh-century Dakṣiṇa Kosala
Pārvatī’s Svayaṃvara
The Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā. The Earliest Surviving Śaiva Tantra. Vol. 1. Critical edition & annotated translation of the Mūlasūtra, Uttarasūtra & Nayasūtra, by Dominic Goodall, in collaboration with Ale…
A Buddhist Foundation in Śārdīysa
The article adduces reasons in support of the view that the famous Schøyen Copper Scroll does not come from Afghanistan (Bactria), as maintained by its editor Gudrun Melzer, but belongs to the land south of the Hindu Kush. The donation of a Buddhist Stūpa, recorded in the scroll, was officially made by the Devaputra King of Tālagāna, which may have been a place in the Panjab. It is argued, however, that this pious foundation was organized in part…
Obituary of Gerrit Jan Meulenbeld
The Quest for the Pāśupata Weapon
This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva’s entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif t…
The Trivikrama Temple
In this article I re-examine the Kevala Narasimha Temple Inscription of Ramtek and discuss some new conjectures and interpretations.These allow us to form a more precise idea of the original object of this Vakataka inscription. The results are applied to the material remains on the Ramagiri.The article shows that there is a perfect match between the opening verse of the inscription and the Trivikrama sculpture preserved in situ amidst the temple …
The Temple of Maṇḍaleśvarasvāmin The Muṇḍeśvarī Inscription of the Time of Udayasena Reconsidered
This article presents a new edition, translation and interpretation of the inscription of Udayasena found on the Muṇḍeśvarī Hill. It is argued that the Maṇḍaleśvarasvāmin mentioned in it refers to the main deity of the Muṇḍeśvarī Temple. The Māhātmya of this manifestation of Śiva is found in the original Skandapurāṇa . It concerns the myth of the nymph Tilottamā who, by circumambulating the god at this site, calls forth his caturmukhaliṅga form, …
The Gupta–Vakataka Relationship
The stone inscription found in the Kevala Narasimha Temple on top of the Ramagiri (Ramtek, Maharashtra) is an unusual personal document telling the story of a Vakataka princess (Atibhavati) who was married to her maternal uncle (Ghatotkacagupta), viceroy in Vidisa (first half of the fifth century ce). This Ghatotkaca lost the succession war against Skandagupta, after which the princess’s brother, the Vakataka king Pravarasena II, brought the wido…
Peirce, Charles Sanders (1839–1914)
Charles Sanders Peirce, a profound thinker and son of a famous Harvard mathematician, led a complicated life, and left behind many unpublished manuscripts that are only now appearing in a chronological edition. He is the founder of American Pragmatism, a way of thinking that holds that our beliefs are ultimately rules for action and that has relevance far beyond the United States (Eco 1999; Nöth 1995). Peirce (1931–5, 1958) emphasizes the way in …
Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance The Formative Period of Gupta–Vākāṭaka Culture
Patronage by the royal court of religious institutions and foundations is one of the hallmarks of the development of India under the rule of the Gupta and Vākāṭaka kings (4th–5th centuries). This patronage was extended also to religious movements other than the king's own persuasion. The evolving culture of religious tolerance and enthusiasm is apparent in the temple monuments of the time. In this article we focus on four archeological sites wher…
Trivikrama
The Vakataka stone inscription found in the Kevala Narasimha Temple (5th century AD) on top of the Ramagiri (Ramtek) has been published several times. In the present article the author takes a fresh look at the first dedicatory stanza of this inscription. He suggests several conjectural readings for the illegible parts of this verse. Parallels of some of the conjectured readings are found in the Satapathabrahmana. If these conjectures are correct…
Monuments to the Dead in Ancient North India
The rise of Ayodhyā as a place of pilgrimage
Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance The Formative Period of Gupta–Vākāṭaka Culture
Patronage by the royal court of religious institutions and foundations is one of the hallmarks of the development of India under the rule of the Gupta and Vākāṭaka kings (4th–5th centuries). This patronage was extended also to religious movements other than the king's own persuasion. The evolving culture of religious tolerance and enthusiasm is apparent in the temple monuments of the time. In this article we focus on four archeological sites wher…
The Vākāṭaka Heritage
In what is often considered to be the heyday of classical Indian culture, the 4th and 5th centuries AD, the dynasty of the Vākāṭakas emerged as one of the major patrons of religion and art. Covering the greater part of the northern Deccan, the Vākāṭaka kingdoms were situated at the crossroads of the main north-south and west-east caravan routes. This situation in the heart of the South-Asian subcontinent may partly explain the prosperity of the V…
Construction and Reconstruction of Sacred Space in Vārānasī
It is widely believed that Vārānasī (Benares) ranks among the oldest holy cities on earth. Archaeological and textual sources, however, begin only to testify to the construction of sacred space in the first millennium AD. A significant discrepancy is found between the archaeological data (mainly seals) and early textual sources belonging to the 5th to 8th centuries. While seals provide us with the names of temples that apparently were frequented …
Religion and Politics in the Eastern Vākātaka Kingdom
2002). Religion and Politics in the Eastern Vākātaka Kingdom. South Asian Studies: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 1-24
The So-called 'Jaunpur Stone Inscription of Īśānavarman
An incomplete Sanskrit inscription found in the south gate of the Jami Masjid at Jaunpur has traditionally been ascribed to the Maukhari king of Kanauj Īśvaravarman (first half of 6th century). Collation of this inscription with another Maukhari inscription (the Haraha Stone Inscription of Īśānavarman) makes it clear that the Jaunpur inscription is to be ascribed to his son Īśānavarman or one of his successors. This collation is made possible by …
The Sacred Centre as the Focus of Political Interest
The central theme of the symposium was elaborated upon according to various religions, periods and areas, such as North India (historical) by H. Kulke, A. Wink, J. C. Heesterman and H. T. Bakker; South India (historical) by D. Shulman, B. Stein and G. Berkemer; contemporary India by C.J. Fuller, L.P. van den Bosch and J. P. Parry; Sri Lanka by G. Obeyesekere; the Byzantine Empire by A. N. Palmer; the Moroccan Sultanate by H. Beck, and the Europea…
Ayodhya
This article discusses the concept of 'holy war' and the religious ideas it implies. According to some these ideas are characteristic of monotheistic traditions. The author investigates recent developments in Hinduism and comes to the conclusion that some of these characteristics are coming to the fore in modern forms of the Hindu religion that have strong bonds with fundamentalist movements. The question of the mosque occupying the holy spot in …
The Ramtek inscriptions
The hill of Ramtek (21°.28 ́N, 79°.28 ́E),c. 45 km. NE of Nagpur (Maharashtra), merits special attention because it appears to be one of the very few places in India where an uninterrupted historical development from the fourth century A.D. to the present day can be investigated through a series of archaeological monuments which, although partly restored or built over in later periods, seem never to have been exposed to destructive and iconoclast…
Ayodhyā
Ayodhyā : the name and the place In ancient Indian texts two names are found, Sāketa and Ayodhyā, which are generally considered as referring to one and the same city, though their relationship remains unsolved. It will be shown that originally Ayodhyā figured as a name of a town in a genre of literature that is predominantly fictional. Sāketa, on the other hand, was the name of one of the most ancient historical towns in North India situated on …
The rise of Ayodhyā as a place of pilgrimage
Limited perspectives? Perspectives Canada III and social reporting
Ayodhyā
Ayodhyā : the name and the place In ancient Indian texts two names are found, Sāketa and Ayodhyā, which are generally considered as referring to one and the same city, though their relationship remains unsolved. It will be shown that originally Ayodhyā figured as a name of a town in a genre of literature that is predominantly fictional. Sāketa, on the other hand, was the name of one of the most ancient historical towns in North India situated on …
Class Relations in Java in the Nineteenth Century
The Ramtek inscriptions
The hill of Ramtek (21°.28 ́N, 79°.28 ́E),c. 45 km. NE of Nagpur (Maharashtra), merits special attention because it appears to be one of the very few places in India where an uninterrupted historical development from the fourth century A.D. to the present day can be investigated through a series of archaeological monuments which, although partly restored or built over in later periods, seem never to have been exposed to destructive and iconoclast…
Ayodhya
This article discusses the concept of 'holy war' and the religious ideas it implies. According to some these ideas are characteristic of monotheistic traditions. The author investigates recent developments in Hinduism and comes to the conclusion that some of these characteristics are coming to the fore in modern forms of the Hindu religion that have strong bonds with fundamentalist movements. The question of the mosque occupying the holy spot in …
Ayodhya
This article discusses the concept of 'holy war' and the religious ideas it implies. According to some these ideas are characteristic of monotheistic traditions. The author investigates recent developments in Hinduism and comes to the conclusion that some of these characteristics are coming to the fore in modern forms of the Hindu religion that have strong bonds with fundamentalist movements. The question of the mosque occupying the holy spot in …
The Sacred Centre as the Focus of Political Interest
The central theme of the symposium was elaborated upon according to various religions, periods and areas, such as North India (historical) by H. Kulke, A. Wink, J. C. Heesterman and H. T. Bakker; South India (historical) by D. Shulman, B. Stein and G. Berkemer; contemporary India by C.J. Fuller, L.P. van den Bosch and J. P. Parry; Sri Lanka by G. Obeyesekere; the Byzantine Empire by A. N. Palmer; the Moroccan Sultanate by H. Beck, and the Europea…
The Ramtek Inscriptions II
In The Ramtek Inscriptions [I] (hereafter RI) mention was made of a Vākāṭaka inscription in the Kevala-Narasiṁha temple on Ramtek Hill, the discovery of which was reported in IAR , 1982–83, 137. The credit for first discussing, as well as editing the text goes to the Director of the Archaeological Survey and Museums of Maharashtra, Dr. A. P. Jamkhedkar. In an article which appeared in 1986 in R. Parimoo (ed.), Vaiṣṇavism in Indian arts and cultur…
Construction and Reconstruction of Sacred Space in Vārānasī
It is widely believed that Vārānasī (Benares) ranks among the oldest holy cities on earth. Archaeological and textual sources, however, begin only to testify to the construction of sacred space in the first millennium AD. A significant discrepancy is found between the archaeological data (mainly seals) and early textual sources belonging to the 5th to 8th centuries. While seals provide us with the names of temples that apparently were frequented …
Many Heads, Arms and Eyes, Origin, Meaning and Form of Multiplicity in Indian Art
One of the first things that strike the Western viewer of Indian art is the multiplicity of heads, arms and eyes. This convention grows out of imagery conceived by Vedic sages to explain creation. This book for the first time investigates into the meaning of this convention. The author concentrates on its origins in Hindu art and on preceding textual references to the phenomenon of multiplicity. The first part establishes a general definition for…
The Vākāṭakas
Religion and Politics in the Eastern Vākātaka Kingdom
2002). Religion and Politics in the Eastern Vākātaka Kingdom. South Asian Studies: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 1-24
The Vākāṭaka Heritage
In what is often considered to be the heyday of classical Indian culture, the 4th and 5th centuries AD, the dynasty of the Vākāṭakas emerged as one of the major patrons of religion and art. Covering the greater part of the northern Deccan, the Vākāṭaka kingdoms were situated at the crossroads of the main north-south and west-east caravan routes. This situation in the heart of the South-Asian subcontinent may partly explain the prosperity of the V…
Monuments to the Dead in Ancient North India
Ethics, Research
It has always been important to recognize the rights of research subjects as individuals and as members of various kinds of groups or collectivities. Ethnic minorities and racial groups, for example, should not be treated any differently. They should be given the same respect as any other subgroup. That has not always been the case in the past. That was brought home particularly as a result of atrocities during World War II. “Ethics review ... em…
The So-called 'Jaunpur Stone Inscription of Īśānavarman
An incomplete Sanskrit inscription found in the south gate of the Jami Masjid at Jaunpur has traditionally been ascribed to the Maukhari king of Kanauj Īśvaravarman (first half of 6th century). Collation of this inscription with another Maukhari inscription (the Haraha Stone Inscription of Īśānavarman) makes it clear that the Jaunpur inscription is to be ascribed to his son Īśānavarman or one of his successors. This collation is made possible by …
Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance The Formative Period of Gupta–Vākāṭaka Culture
Patronage by the royal court of religious institutions and foundations is one of the hallmarks of the development of India under the rule of the Gupta and Vākāṭaka kings (4th–5th centuries). This patronage was extended also to religious movements other than the king's own persuasion. The evolving culture of religious tolerance and enthusiasm is apparent in the temple monuments of the time. In this article we focus on four archeological sites wher…
Trivikrama
The Vakataka stone inscription found in the Kevala Narasimha Temple (5th century AD) on top of the Ramagiri (Ramtek) has been published several times. In the present article the author takes a fresh look at the first dedicatory stanza of this inscription. He suggests several conjectural readings for the illegible parts of this verse. Parallels of some of the conjectured readings are found in the Satapathabrahmana. If these conjectures are correct…
Peirce, Charles Sanders (1839–1914)
Charles Sanders Peirce, a profound thinker and son of a famous Harvard mathematician, led a complicated life, and left behind many unpublished manuscripts that are only now appearing in a chronological edition. He is the founder of American Pragmatism, a way of thinking that holds that our beliefs are ultimately rules for action and that has relevance far beyond the United States (Eco 1999; Nöth 1995). Peirce (1931–5, 1958) emphasizes the way in …
The Gupta–Vakataka Relationship
The stone inscription found in the Kevala Narasimha Temple on top of the Ramagiri (Ramtek, Maharashtra) is an unusual personal document telling the story of a Vakataka princess (Atibhavati) who was married to her maternal uncle (Ghatotkacagupta), viceroy in Vidisa (first half of the fifth century ce). This Ghatotkaca lost the succession war against Skandagupta, after which the princess’s brother, the Vakataka king Pravarasena II, brought the wido…
The Trivikrama Temple
In this article I re-examine the Kevala Narasimha Temple Inscription of Ramtek and discuss some new conjectures and interpretations.These allow us to form a more precise idea of the original object of this Vakataka inscription. The results are applied to the material remains on the Ramagiri.The article shows that there is a perfect match between the opening verse of the inscription and the Trivikrama sculpture preserved in situ amidst the temple …
The Temple of Maṇḍaleśvarasvāmin The Muṇḍeśvarī Inscription of the Time of Udayasena Reconsidered
This article presents a new edition, translation and interpretation of the inscription of Udayasena found on the Muṇḍeśvarī Hill. It is argued that the Maṇḍaleśvarasvāmin mentioned in it refers to the main deity of the Muṇḍeśvarī Temple. The Māhātmya of this manifestation of Śiva is found in the original Skandapurāṇa . It concerns the myth of the nymph Tilottamā who, by circumambulating the god at this site, calls forth his caturmukhaliṅga form, …
The Quest for the Pāśupata Weapon
This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva’s entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif t…
The Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā. The Earliest Surviving Śaiva Tantra. Vol. 1. Critical edition & annotated translation of the Mūlasūtra, Uttarasūtra & Nayasūtra, by Dominic Goodall, in collaboration with Ale…
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