The Civilization of Ancient India and Southeast Asia
New York : Rosen Pub., [2013]
Format: Book
Description: 232 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
Buddhism has produced a cultural legacy more glorious than most great faiths. Initially spreading throughout Asia, over the centuries it triumphed not by the might of military conquest but by virtue of its revolutionary ideas and profound insights. For two-and-a-half millennia, both wealthy patrons and humble devotees have created a rich legacy of sacred art and architecture, from devotion paintings and manuscripts to some of the most magnificent temples and monasteries ever built. Stunning color photographs present a vivid portrait of this venerable religion and its great treasures. Readers survey its place of origin in northern India and follow it through its diffusion among the different kingdoms and empires of central, southern, and eastern Asia. An illuminating commentary places the creations of Buddhist artists and artisans in their geographical, historical, and artistic contexts and explains the significance of the faith's devotional paintings, manuscript art, sculptures, architecture, and sacred motifs and symbols.
Series: Illustrated history of the ancient world.
Subjects:
Buddhist civilization -- Teen literature.
Buddhism -- India -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhism -- Southeast Asia -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhist art -- India -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhist art -- Southeast Asia -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhist antiquities -- India -- Teen literature.
Buddhist antiquities -- Southeast Asia -- Teen literature.
India -- Civilization -- To 1200 -- Teen literature.
Southeast Asia -- Civilization -- Teen literature.
Buddhist civilization -- Teen literature.
Buddhism -- India -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhism -- Southeast Asia -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhist art -- India -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhist art -- Southeast Asia -- History -- Teen literature.
Buddhist antiquities -- India -- Teen literature.
Buddhist antiquities -- Southeast Asia -- Teen literature.
India -- Civilization -- To 1200 -- Teen literature.
Southeast Asia -- Civilization -- Teen literature.
ISBN:
9781448885015 (library binding)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T HISTORY Ancient Low | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index.