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Images in Asian Religions : Text and Contexts
Overview
This collection offers a challenge to any simple understanding of the role of images by looking at aspects of the reception of image worship that have only begun to be studied, including the many hesitations that Asian religious traditions expressed about image worship. 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 in which images were defined and received in Asian religions.
Buddha Dharma Kyokai Foundation Book on Buddhism and Comparative Religion
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- ISBN-13: 9780774809498
- ISBN-10: 0774809493
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Publish Date: July 2005
- Page Count: 396
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