Image problems : the origin and development of the Buddha's image in early South Asia / Robert DeCaroli.
"This deft and lively study by Robert DeCaroli explores the questions of how and why the earliest verifiable images of the historical Buddha were created. In so doing, DeCaroli steps away from old questions of where and when to present the history of Buddhism's relationship with figural ar...
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Language: | English |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2015]
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Series: | McLellan book.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; 1. Problems and Preconceptions; 2. Questions of Origin; 3. Image Aversion; 4. Images and Identity; 5. Historical Shifts; 6. Image Appeal; 7. Coping Strategies; 8. Final Words; Notes; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index.