Buddhist Manuscript Cultures: Knowledge, Ritual, and Art

Book Overview

Buddhist Manuscript Cultures explores how religious and cultural practices in premodern Asia were shaped by literary and artistic traditions as well as by Buddhist material culture. This study of Buddhist texts focuses on the significance of their material forms rather than their doctrinal contents, and examines how and why they were made.

Contributions are by reputed scholars in Buddhist Studies and represent diverse disciplinary approaches from religious studies, art history, anthropology, and history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415776163
• ISBN13: 9780415776165
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"