Image Problems : The Origin and Development of the Buddha's Image in Early South Asia /

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"This deft and lively study by Robert DeCaroli explores the questions of how and why the earliest verifiable images of the historical Buddha were created. In so doing, DeCaroli steps away from old questions of where and when to present the history of Buddhism's relationship with figural ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeCaroli, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Buddha > v563-v483
Gautama Buddha.
Gautama Buddha > Art.
Kultbild
Bildliche Darstellung
Buddhist art and symbolism.
ART > Asian.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Buddhist art and symbolism > South Asia.
Südasien
South Asia.
Art.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; 1. Problems and Preconceptions; 2. Questions of Origin; 3. Image Aversion; 4. Images and Identity; 5. Historical Shifts; 6. Image Appeal; 7. Coping Strategies; 8. Final Words; Notes; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index.

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