Art and Devotion at a Buddhist Temple in the Indian Himalaya (Contemporary Indian Studies)
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- Synopsis
- Sixteenth-century wall paintings in a Buddhist temple in the Tibetan cultural zone of northwest India are the focus of this innovative and richly illustrated study. Initially shaped by one set of religious beliefs, the paintings have since been reinterpreted and retraced by a later Buddhist community, subsumed within its religious framework and communal memory. Melissa Kerin traces the devotional, political, and artistic histories that have influenced the paintings' production and reception over the centuries of their use. Her interdisciplinary approach combines art historical methods with inscriptional translation, ethnographic documentation, and theoretical inquiry to understand religious images in context.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 264 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780253013095
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780253013064
- Publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/03/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Melissa R. Kerin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Religion and Spirituality
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.