A Dictionary of Buddhist and Hindu Iconography - Illustrated - Objects, Devices, Concepts, Rites and Related Terms

Langue : anglais

Edité par D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2001

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English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 22.5 x 29 cm.; 1.7 kg.; 473 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket shows edge wear, wear marks, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. The edges are slightly bumped and turning inwards. The outside text block shows some yellowing. Interior with signs of wear but good condition overall.; Man has, from times immemorial, exhibited a striking predilection for symbols. Which, through written words, drawings, sculptures or other visual/iconographic representations, seem to have shaped much of mankind's culture. From the simplest, yet eloquent, drawings on the walls of the prehistoric caves, through the sophistication of Egyptian imagery, the sculptural embroidered wealth of a Khajuraho, or the convoluted elegance of a Mannerist painting-all interweave iconographic imagery so inextricably into their very core that, without its visual/didactic richness, these would be a mere shell, a hollow vanity! Veritably, our cultural scenograph will lose much of its aesthetic charm and meaning, once it is bereft of iconography. Over the centuries, Buddhism and Hinduism (Brahmanical) have built up pantheon after pantheon, with a bewildering number of divinities, in varying forms and emanations and, significantly, with myriad iconographic attributes. Which, for both their definable precision and complex multi-interpretationality, not merely seem paradoxical, but may baffle even the specialists and the initiated as well. Here is just the Dictionary trying, for the first time, to help you see into the 'divine paradoxes of Buddhist-and-Hindu iconography and, simultaneously, interpret the very nuances of their iconic language. Painstakingly compiled by a distinguished scholar of Oriental/Buddhist Art, it is a Buddhist-and-Hindu Iconologia par excellence, spelling out vividly thousands of iconic representations, which these two of the world's oldest, sustained faiths have left for all times to come. In its monumental effort to explain/interpret Buddhist-and-Hindu visual/conceptual symbols, images, objects, concepts and rites, the Dictionary extends the definition of iconography to embrace numerous peripheral/other terms. which either have immediate relevance to iconographic principles or are hard to dispense with in visualizing the true import of different icons. Dr. Bunce's work has, at its base, his own first-hand observation of various temples in India, Nepal and several Southeast Asian countries, besides a number of authentic sources: both illustrated and verbal. Flawlessly illustrated: from cover to cover, it includes a compellingly readable introduction, an easy-to-understand User's Guide, extensive bibliographic references, and two well-planned lists to facilitate location of its each headword, each entry. Which all reinforce the Dictionary's indispensability to the specialists and the non- specialists who have often to grope for the essentials of Buddhist/Hindu iconographic complexities.

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Titre
A Dictionary of Buddhist and Hindu Iconography - Illustrated - Objects, Devices, Concepts, Rites and Related Terms
Auteur
Bunce, Frederick W.; Capdi, G.X. (illustrations)
Éditeur
D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., New Delhi
Année de publication
2001
État de l'article
Good
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Dust Jacket Included
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Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
8124600619
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9788124600610
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1st Edition
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2nd Printing
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