Framing the Jina: narratives of icons and idols in Jain history
Lives, frames, terms -- The archaeology of Jina images -- Icons and cosmology : a cosmos filled with eternal icons and temples -- The spread of icons in our world -- The lifetime "living Lord" icon of Mahavira : anxiety about the authenticity of icons -- Idols and a history of corruption -...
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2010
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| In: | Anno: 2010 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Jainismo
/ Scultura
/ Icona
/ Storia
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Jaina sculpture
B Jaina symbolism History |
| Riepilogo: | Lives, frames, terms -- The archaeology of Jina images -- Icons and cosmology : a cosmos filled with eternal icons and temples -- The spread of icons in our world -- The lifetime "living Lord" icon of Mahavira : anxiety about the authenticity of icons -- Idols and a history of corruption -- The inevitability of tangible form : a natural theology of icons -- Framing the Jina |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrizione fisica: | XVIII, 398 S., Ill, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-538502-1 |
