Gandhāran art in its Buddhist context: proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop of the Gandhara 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: Projekt Gandhara Connections (Projekt) International Workshop 5. 2022, Online (Author)
Contributors: Rienjang, Wannaporn (Editor) ; Stewart, Peter 1971- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Archaeopress Archaeology [2023]
In:Year: 2023
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gandhara art
Further subjects:B Conference papers and proceedings
B Buddhist art and symbolism (Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)) Congresses
B Buddhism
B Buddhism (Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)) Congresses
B Buddhism and art Congresses
B Asia - Gandhara
B Art, Gandhara
B Buddhism and art
B Art, Gandhara Congresses
B Conference program
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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
ISBN:1803274743
Access:Open Access
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.32028/9781803274737