Imaging Wisdom - Seeing and Knowing in the Art of Indian Buddhism

This book contributes to the history of religions and Buddhist studies fields by focussing on what is a far too frequently ignored aspect of religious experience: visual images.

List of contents

CHAPTER ONE 1 Imagining Images CHAPTER TWO Present Presence, Present Absence CHAPTER THREE Imaging and Imagining the Buddha CHAPTER FOUR The Image of Wisdom CHAPTER FIVE Representing Prajnaparamita CHAPTER SIX The Book is the Thing CHAPTER SEVEN Seeing and Knowing, References

About the author

Jacob N Kinnard

Product details

• Authors: Jacob N Kinnard
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.06.1999
• EAN: 9780700710836
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1083-6
• No. of pages: 238
• Weight: 600 g
• Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; ART / History / General, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / Asian / Indian & South Asian, Buddhism, India, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art