Images in Asian Religions : Text and Contexts /

This collection offers a challenge to any simple understanding of the role of images by looking at aspects of the reception of image worship that have only begun to be studied, including the many hesitations that Asian religious traditions expressed about image worship. Written by eminent scholars o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Shinohara, Koichi, 1941-, Granoff, P. E. (Phyllis Emily), 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Idoles et images > Asie > Culte.
Bild
Religion
Beeld.
Godsdiensten.
Religion.
Idols and images > Worship.
RELIGION > Reference.
Idols and images > Asia > Worship.
Asie > Religion.
Asie > Vie religieuse.
Asien
Asia.
Asia > Religion.
Asia > Religious life and customs.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This collection offers a challenge to any simple understanding of the role of images by looking at aspects of the reception of image worship that have only begun to be studied, including the many hesitations that Asian religious traditions expressed about image worship. Written by eminent scholars of anthropology, art history, and religion with interests in different regions (India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia), this volume takes a fresh look at the many ways in which images were defined and received in Asian religions. Buddha Dharma Kyokai Foundation Book on Buddhism and Comparative Religion.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (396 pages): illustrations.
ISBN:9780774851107

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