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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2010
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| Dans: | Année: 2010 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Jaïnisme
/ Sculpture
/ Icône
/ Histoire
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Jaina sculpture
B Jaina symbolism History |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0195385020 |