Herrschergenealogie Und Religiöses Patronat: Die Inschriftenkultur Der Rāṣṭrakūṭas, Śilāhāras Und ... 17 (Gonda Indological Studies, 17) - Hardcover

In Herrschergenealogie und religiöses Patronat, Annette Schmiedchen analyses some 250 inscriptions from the time of the early medieval royal dynasties of the Rāṣṭrakūṭas, Śilāhāras, and Yādavas, who reigned in central India from the 8th to the 13th centuries. The information derived from copper-plate charters and stone inscriptions primarily consists of genealogies of the ruling kings as well as of data regarding their religious foundations and endowments and the donations of other members of society.
Annette Schmiedchen shows how genealogical accounts were modified to legitimize individual claims to power, and she convincingly proves that the 10th and 11th centuries were a period of religious change, which witnessed a shift in patronage patterns and a closer link between Vedic Brahmanism and Hindu temple worship.

Annette Schmiedchen, Ph.D. (1994), Humboldt University (Berlin), is a research associate in an interdisciplinary project on medieval religious foundations at that university. As a lecturer she is also affiliated with Martin Luther University (Halle-Wittenberg), where she obtained her Habilitation degree. She received the Padma Shri Award in early 2015.