Framing the Jina narratives of icons and idols in Jain history / John E. Cort.
| Author/creator | Cort, John E., 1953- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | xviii, 398 p. : ill., photographs ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Lives, frames, terms -- The archaeology of Jina images -- Icons and cosmology : a cosmos filled with eternal icons and temples -- The spread of icons in our world -- The lifetime "living Lord" icon of Mahavira : anxiety about the authenticity of icons -- Idols and a history of corruption -- The inevitability of tangible form : a natural theology of icons -- Framing the Jina. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-377) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009011339 |
| ISBN | 9780195385021 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |