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Images In Asian Religions: Texts And Contexts
by Granoff, Phyllis; Koichi Shinohara (Eds.)
About This Book
Written by eminent scholars of anthropology, art history, and religion with interests in different regions (India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia), this volume takes a fresh look at the many ways which images were defined and received in Asian religions. Areas addressed include the complex, fluid, and contested nature of the religious image; the reception of images within the intellectual culture of Hinduism and Buddhism; and the importance of historical and cultural context in the study of religious images. This compelling collection demonstrates the range of debate over practices of image worship. Of primary interest to scholars of Asian religions, it will also appeal to art historians, anthropologists, semioticians, and students of religions who concern themselves with images, icons, and material culture. Index.
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