Ritual and representation in Buddhist art
By: edited by Jeong-hee Lee-Kalisch and Antje Papist-Matsuo ; [text translation, Antje Papist-Matsuo ... [et al.]]
Series: Publication of the studies of East Asian art history, Freie Universität Berlin -- v. 2; Publication of the studies of East Asian art history, Freie Universität Berlin -- v. 2.
Publisher: Verlag und Datenbank für Geisteswissenschaften
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Weimar
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9783897396418
Subjects: Buddhist art; Ritual in art
Description: This publication investigates the ritual and cultural contexts in which art and representations of Buddhist thought were used in East and Central Asia. The book contains nine essays by specialists in the field. The contributions range from the Buddhist cult of relics in ancient China and material evidences for Buddhist rituals of confession and repentance in North Chinese cave temples of the 6th and early 7th centuries to aspects of cultural exchange, regional innovation, and traditions of imperial workmanship as means of dynastic power. The development of popular iconographies based on Avatamsaka doctrine in Tang China and the Korean kingdom of unified Silla is discussed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.