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Receptacle of the Sacred

- Illustrated Manuscripts and the Buddhist Book Cult in South Asia

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In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, this book explores how and why South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to present. It also shows how human agency was critical in perpetuating and intensifying the potency of a manuscript as a sacred object throughout time.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520273863
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 432
  • Udgivet:
  • 12. april 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 178x231x31 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 892 g.
  • BLACK WEEK
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Forventet levering: 10. december 2024

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In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, this book explores how and why South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to present. It also shows how human agency was critical in perpetuating and intensifying the potency of a manuscript as a sacred object throughout time.

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