Following the Figure With the Cap - A New Look at Religious Function of East Javanese Temples, 14th to

Informationen zum Autor Lydia Kieven , born 1956, was awarded the degree of PhD by the University of Sydney. She has been studying East Javanese temple reliefs for nearly twenty years. She is co-author, with Ann Kinney, of Worshiping Siwa and Buddha (2003). At present she teaches at the department of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Frankfurt. Klappentext This title is available online in its entirety in Open Access. This publication provides a new understanding of the religious function of the East Javanese temples. The study of the cap-figures and their symbolism yields an outstanding contribution to the uniqueness of Majapahit culture.

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• Authors: Lydia Kieven
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2012
• EAN: 9789067183888
• ISBN: 978-90-6718-388-8
• No. of pages: 350
• Series: Verhandelingen Van Het Koninkl; Verhandelingen Van Het Koninkl
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works