Images in Asian religions :: texts 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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Weitere Verfasser: Granoff, P. E. (Phyllis Emily), 1947-, Shinohara, Koichi, 1941-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2004.
Schriftenreihe:Asian religions and society series.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 382 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780774851107
0774851104
1283131072
9781283131070
9786613131072
6613131075

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