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Bollingen Ser.: Mudra : A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture by Ernest Dale Saunders (1985, Trade Paperback)
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Number of Pages: 296. Language: English. Author: Saunders, Ernest Dale (Author). Weight: 1.09 lbs. Publication Date: 1985-03-21. Publisher: Princeton University Press.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691018669
ISBN-139780691018669
eBay Product ID (ePID)986720
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameMudra : a Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1985
SubjectSculpture & Installation, Asian / General, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Anthropology / General, History / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorErnest Dale Saunders
Subject AreaArt, Religion, Social Science
SeriesBollingen Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN84-042937
Reviews"A good reference volume for the study of Buddhist art, symbolism and theory of symbols. Despite the fact that the subject is rooted in Indian art, the reference to Japanese sources opens the field to little known works which are hidden behind a language barrier." --Alfred Bloom, Harvard Divinity School Bulletin, Mudrais filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings. -- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, "In this work we have scholarship at its best by a master of the subject." --J. Deotis Roberts, Journal of Religious Thought, " Mudra is filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings." -- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, " Mudra is filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings."-- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, "A good reference volume for the study of Buddhist art, symbolism and theory of symbols. Despite the fact that the subject is rooted in Indian art, the reference to Japanese sources opens the field to little known works which are hidden behind a language barrier." -- Alfred Bloom, Harvard Divinity School Bulletin, Mudra is filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings. -- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Mudrais filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings., Mudra is filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings., "In this work we have scholarship at its best by a master of the subject." -- J. Deotis Roberts, Journal of Religious Thought
Series Volume Number100
IllustratedYes
SynopsisAppearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the "lotus," and the symbolic attribut, Appearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the "lotus," and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures.
LC Classification NumberNB1910.S355 1985
