Imaging Wisdom
Seeing and Knowing in the Art of Indian Buddhism
1st Edition
Published on 4. June 1999
Book
Hardback
238 pages
978-0-7007-1083-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7007-1083-6 (9780700710836)
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06/1999
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Person
Jacob N Kinnard
Content
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