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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Autore principale: Cort, John E. 1953- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Pubblicazione: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2010
In:Anno: 2010
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Jainismo / Scultura / Icona / Storia
Altre parole chiave:B Jaina sculpture
B Jaina symbolism History
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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
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0195385020