Buddhism and Iconoclasm in East Asia: A History
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This is a cross-cultural study of the multifaceted relations between Buddhism, its materiality, and instances of religious violence and destruction in East Asia, which remains a vast and still largely unexplored field of inquiry. Material objects are extremely important not just for Buddhist practice, but also for the conceptualization of Buddhist doctrines; yet, Buddhism developed ambivalent attitudes towards such need for objects, and an awareness...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1441145095
ISBN13:9781441145093
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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