Buddhist Practice and Visual Culture - The Visual Rhetoric of Borobudur

Zusatztext "Gifford has covered so much ground in this book... this is a terrific book that had to be written." - Nick Ford! Mahidol University! Thailand; ASEASUK News No. 52! Autumn 2012 Informationen zum Autor Julie Gifford is Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Religions at Miami University of Ohio. Klappentext This is the first study to provide an overall interpretation of the Buddhist monument Borobudur in Indonesia. Including both the narrative reliefs and the Buddha images, the book opens up a wealth of information on Mahayana Buddhist religious ideas and practices that could have informed Borobudur and it convincingly interprets Borobudur within that context. Presenting new material, the book contributes immensely to a new and better understanding of the significance of the Borobudur for the field of Buddhist and Religious Studies. Zusammenfassung A study that provides an overall interpretation of the Buddhist monument Borobudur in Indonesia. It helps to understand the significance of the Borobudur for the field of Buddhist and Religious Studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Borobudur: Monumental Mandala and Bodhisattva Path 2. Carving Out Time: The Narrative Relief Panels 3. Piecing Together Space: The Panorama of the Purified Field 4. Pervading Space: Bodhisattva Activity in the Cosmic Panorama 5. To Emptiness and Back: The Transformative Work of the Terraces

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• Authors: Julie Gifford, Julie (Miami University Gifford, Gifford Julie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.2011
• EAN: 9780415780988
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78098-8
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Religion: general, South East Asia, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Buddhist life & practice, Buddhist life and practice, Buddhist Sacred Texts, The arts: general topics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Buddhism: sacred texts and revered writings