Amarāvatī

Art and Buddhism in Ancient India

Jaś Elsner (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2024
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
9781789148695 (ISBN)

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An exploration of the extraordinary Buddhist reliquary mound at Amarāvatī.

This exploration of the exceptional Buddhist stupa (reliquary mound) at Amarāvatī, one of ancient India’s most extraordinary monuments, presents a fresh perspective on the rich visual culture of ancient South Asia viewed through the lens of art history, connecting the stupa’s artistic innovations with advancements in Buddhist philosophy and rituals. Jaś Elsner offers new insights into early Buddhist art in South India, as well as a new understanding of the relationship between early Buddhism and its material culture. The excellent newly taken photographs, particularly those featuring objects from the British Museum in London, show in detail how the stupa communicated Buddhist teachings and practices to its followers, making this book an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike.

Jaś Elsner is Professor of Late Antique Art at the University of Oxford and a specialist in comparative art and archaeology. He is the author or editor of many books including Roman Eyes: Visuality and Subjectivity in Art and Text (2007).

Preface
Introduction
Part I: The Great Stupa at Amaravati
1 Approach and Circumambulation
2 The Inscriptions and Their Messages
Part II: Narrative Sculpture
3 Visual Storytelling and the Vision of Karma
Part III: The Wider Indian Context
4 Theatricality
5 Cosmography
Part IV: Icon and Replication
6 Buddhapada: Symbolism, Visual Epitome and the Creation of Icons
7 Systems of Representation
Conclusion
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	17.08.2024
Zusatzinfo	155 illustrations, 129 in colour
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 250 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-13	9781789148695 / 9781789148695
Zustand	Neuware