Image Problems: The Origin and Development of the Buddha's Image in Early South Asia 9780295805795, 9780295994567

This deft and lively study by Robert DeCaroli explores the questions of how and why the earliest verifiable images of th

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Problems and Preconceptions
2. Questions of Origin
3. Image Aversion
4. Images and Identity
5. Historical Shifts
6. Image Appeal
7. Coping Strategies
8. Final Words
Notes
Bibliography
List of Illustrations
Index

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