Donors of Longmen : faith, politics, and patronage in medieval Chinese Buddhist sculpture / Amy McNair.

Author/creator McNair, Amy
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2007.
Descriptionx, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Emperor as Tathāgata -- The mechanics of a karmic gift of sculpture -- The rhetoric of expenditure -- The politics of filial piety -- Cīnasthāna preserves the dharma -- Rouge and powder money -- The satellite grottoes -- Salvation for one -- Epilogue : the later life of the site -- Appendix : Chinese texts of Longmen inscriptions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and (p. [213]-225) index.
LCCN 2006024200
ISBN0824829948 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780824829940 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks NB1912.B83 M43 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold