Gandhāran art in its Buddhist context : papers from the Fifth International Workshop of the Gandhāra Connections Project, University of Oxford, 21st-23rd March, 2022 /

Gandhāran art in its Buddhist context : papers from the Fifth International Workshop of the Gandhāra Connections Project, University of Oxford, 21st-23rd March, 2022 /

This edited volume considers Gandharan art in relation to its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism. Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhara, papers seek to understand more about why Gandharan art was made and what its iconogra...

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Corporate Author: International Workshop of the Gandhara Connections Project University of Oxford)

Other Authors: Rienjang, Wannaporn (Editor), Stewart, Peter, 1971- (Editor)

Format: Conference Proceeding eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology, 2023.

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Buddhist art and symbolism > Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Congresses.
Buddhism > Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Congresses.

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Summary:This edited volume considers Gandharan art in relation to its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism. Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhara, papers seek to understand more about why Gandharan art was made and what its iconographical repertoire meant to ancient viewers.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2023.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 87 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781803274744 (PDF ebook) :
Access:Open access.