| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 398 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Introduction: Icons, idols, and revolution -- 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 |
| Summary |
John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-377) and index |
| Notes |
English translation from Hindi and Gujarati |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Jaina symbolism -- History
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Jaina sculpture.
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RELIGION -- Jainism.
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Jaina sculpture
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Jaina symbolism
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199739578 |
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0199739579 |
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9780195385021 |
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0195385020 |
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9780199869770 |
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0199869774 |
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