The Flowering of a Foreign Faith: New Studies in Chinese Buddhist Art
Author:   Janet Baker
Publisher:   The Marg Foundation
ISBN:  

9788185026428


Pages:   148
Publication Date:   10 March 2002
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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The Flowering of a Foreign Faith: New Studies in Chinese Buddhist Art


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This volume aims to increase understanding of the unique characteristics of Chinese Buddhist art and iconography. It presents research on topics that centre upon the question of how Chinese Buddhist art evolved and what characteristics mark is as distinctly Chinese. Noting the Indian roots of Buddhism, the authors focus upon the transformations that took place once its teachings entered the Chinese political, social and philosophical sphere.

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Author:   Janet Baker
Publisher:   The Marg Foundation
Imprint:   The Marg Foundation
Dimensions:   Width: 25.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 33.40cm
Weight:   1.253kg
ISBN:  

9788185026428


ISBN 10:   8185026424
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   10 March 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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