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Framing the Jina : narratives of icons and idols in Jain history / John E. Cort.
LIBRA BL1375.S97 C76 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cort, John E., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jaina symbolism--History.
- Jaina symbolism.
- Jaina sculpture.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Icons, idols, and revolutions
- The archaeology of Jina images
- A cosmos filled with eternal icons : icons, cosmology, mandalas, and scripture
- The spread of icons in our world
- The lifetime "living Lord" icon of Mahavira : anxiety about the authenticity of icons
- Idols and a history of corruption
- The inevitability of tangible form : a natural theology of icons
- Conclusion: Framing the Jina.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780195385021
- 0195385020
- OCLC:
- 316736951
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