Tibetan Religious Art 9780231898454
Looks at the art of Tibet, "The Land of the Snows", in terms of its origins, functions, and symbolism. Studies
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Table of contents :
PREFACE
CONTENTS
TIBETAN RELIGIOUS ART
BUDDHISM AND LAMAISM
THE PANTHEON OF DEITIES AND DIVINITIES
TEMPLE PAINTINGS (THANG-KAS)
BOOKS AND WOOD BLOCKS
VOTIVE TABLETS
RITUAL OBJECTS
ROBES AND MASKS
METAL WORK, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND JEWELRY
BUTTER SCULPTURE AND SAND MANDALAS
CALLIGRAPHY
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
PREFACE
CONTENTS
TIBETAN RELIGIOUS ART
BUDDHISM AND LAMAISM
THE PANTHEON OF DEITIES AND DIVINITIES
TEMPLE PAINTINGS (THANG-KAS)
BOOKS AND WOOD BLOCKS
VOTIVE TABLETS
RITUAL OBJECTS
ROBES AND MASKS
METAL WORK, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND JEWELRY
BUTTER SCULPTURE AND SAND MANDALAS
CALLIGRAPHY
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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TIBETAN R E L I G I O U S ART
DETAIL OF VAJRADHARA AND SHAKTI IN YAB-YUM
ANTOINETTE K.GORDON
TIBETAN RELIGIOUS ART
1952
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS-NEWYORK
P U B L I S H E D IN GREAT B R I T A I N , CANADA, A N D I N D I A BY G E O F F R E Y
CUMBERLEGE
O X F O R D U N I V E R S I T Y PRESS, L O N D O N , T O R O N T O , A N D B O M B A Y
To MY HUSBAND
MILTON G O R D O N WHOSE DEVOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT A R E MY C O N S T A N T I N S P I R A T I O N
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