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Receptacle of the Sacred: Illustrated Manuscripts and the Buddhist Book Cult in South Asia
Jinah Kim
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Description for Receptacle of the Sacred: Illustrated Manuscripts and the Buddhist Book Cult in South Asia
Hardback. 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. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b/w photographs, 12 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; WFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 892.
In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, "Receptacle of the Sacred" explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book "manuscript" should be understood as a form of sacred space: a temple in microcosm, not only imbued with divine presence but also layered with the memories of many generations of users. Jinah Kim argues that illustrating a manuscript with Buddhist imagery not only empowered it as a three-dimensional sacred object, but also made it a suitable tool for the spiritual transformation of medieval Indian ... Read more
In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, "Receptacle of the Sacred" explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book "manuscript" should be understood as a form of sacred space: a temple in microcosm, not only imbued with divine presence but also layered with the memories of many generations of users. Jinah Kim argues that illustrating a manuscript with Buddhist imagery not only empowered it as a three-dimensional sacred object, but also made it a suitable tool for the spiritual transformation of medieval Indian ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
South Asia Across the Disciplines
Condition
New
Weight
891g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520273863
SKU
V9780520273863
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About Jinah Kim
Jinah Kim is Assistant Professor of History of Art & Architecture at Harvard University.
Reviews for Receptacle of the Sacred: Illustrated Manuscripts and the Buddhist Book Cult in South Asia
"This book is of great value for graduate courses on Buddhist material culture, art historical methodology, or esoteric Buddhism."
Purvi Parikh Religious Studies Review
Purvi Parikh Religious Studies Review