Ganesh - Studies of an Asian God

This book examines the complete Ganesh for the first time. Here is the God in his multiple forms from the different geographical areas in Asia. Particularly important are chapters that deal with his Buddhist and Tantric forms. The controversial question of his origins is also thoroughly discussed.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert L. Brown is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Adjunct Curator of the Pacific Asia Museum.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Robert L Brown (Herausgeber), Robert L. Brown (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 13.08.1991
• EAN: 9780791406571
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-0657-1
• Seiten: 358
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 490 g
• Serien: Suny Series in Tantric Studies; Suny Tantric Studies
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen