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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Autor principal: Cort, John E. 1953- (Author)
Tipo de documento: Print Livro
Idioma:Inglês
Serviço de pedido Subito: Pedir agora.
Verificar disponibilidade: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publicado em: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2010
Em:Ano: 2010
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Jainismo / Escultura / Ícone / História
Outras palavras-chave:B Jaina sculpture
B Jaina symbolism History
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Resumo: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
Descrição do item:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0195385020