Buddha in the crown [[electronic resource] ] : Avalokiteśvara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.3/4211/095493 |
Soggetto topico |
Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity) - Sri Lanka
Buddhist gods |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-52490-1
0-19-536246-2 1-4294-0004-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Setting and the Problem; 2 The Relevant Historical and Doctrinal Background; 3 Ascetic and King: The Iconography of Avalokiteśvara and Nātha; 4 The Politics of Deification in Medieval Sri Lanka: Avalokiteśvara Becomes Nātha Deviyo; 5 The Mythicization of History: Nātha and Pitiye in Kandyan Folklore; 6 The Power of Place: Oral Traditions at Rural Kandyan Nātha Devālayas; 7 Central Power, Sacred Order: Center and Periphery in the Kandyan Kingdom; 8 Nātha and the ""Rock Chief""; 9 Conclusion: Maitreya-in-the-Making; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451459703321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Buddha in the crown : Avalokiteśvara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 269 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 294.3/4211/095493 |
Soggetto topico | Buddhist gods |
ISBN |
0-19-773842-7
1-280-52490-1 0-19-536246-2 1-4294-0004-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Setting and the Problem; 2 The Relevant Historical and Doctrinal Background; 3 Ascetic and King: The Iconography of Avalokiteśvara and Nātha; 4 The Politics of Deification in Medieval Sri Lanka: Avalokiteśvara Becomes Nātha Deviyo; 5 The Mythicization of History: Nātha and Pitiye in Kandyan Folklore; 6 The Power of Place: Oral Traditions at Rural Kandyan Nātha Devālayas; 7 Central Power, Sacred Order: Center and Periphery in the Kandyan Kingdom; 8 Nātha and the ""Rock Chief""; 9 Conclusion: Maitreya-in-the-Making; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777491803321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Buddha in the crown : Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 269 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 294.3/4211/095493 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Avalokitesvara (Buddhist deity) - Sri Lanka
Buddhist gods |
ISBN |
0-19-773842-7
1-280-52490-1 0-19-536246-2 1-4294-0004-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Setting and the Problem; 2 The Relevant Historical and Doctrinal Background; 3 Ascetic and King: The Iconography of Avalokiteśvara and Nātha; 4 The Politics of Deification in Medieval Sri Lanka: Avalokiteśvara Becomes Nātha Deviyo; 5 The Mythicization of History: Nātha and Pitiye in Kandyan Folklore; 6 The Power of Place: Oral Traditions at Rural Kandyan Nātha Devālayas; 7 Central Power, Sacred Order: Center and Periphery in the Kandyan Kingdom; 8 Nātha and the ""Rock Chief""; 9 Conclusion: Maitreya-in-the-Making; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821425203321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Buddhist Visnu [[electronic resource] ] : religious transformation, politics, and culture / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (419 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.3/095493 |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History
Vishnu (Hindu deity) - Cult - Sri Lanka Buddhism - Relations - Hinduism Hinduism - Relations - Buddhism Buddhism and politics - Sri Lanka |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-50814-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART 1 -- Introduction: THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PROBLEMS -- 1 THE "HINDU BUDDHA" AND THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" -- 2 "UNCEASING WAVES" -- 3 THE SANDALWOOD IMAGE -- 4 TRANSFORMED DEITY -- PART 2 -- Introduction: THE CULT OF VISNU IN BUDDHIST SRI LANKA -- 5 SEEKING PROTECTION -- 6 THE VALIYAK MANGALYA -- 7 LEGACIES OF THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" -- 8 MINISTER OF DEFENSE? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Place Names -- Index of Sinhala (snh), Pali (p), Sanskrit (skt) and Tamil (t) Texts (translated or cited) -- Subject Index -- Map |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454507403321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Buddhist Visnu : religious transformation, politics, and culture / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 441 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 294.3/095493 |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History
Buddhism - Relations - Hinduism Hinduism - Relations - Buddhism Buddhism and politics - Sri Lanka |
ISBN | 0-231-50814-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART 1 -- Introduction: THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PROBLEMS -- 1 THE "HINDU BUDDHA" AND THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" -- 2 "UNCEASING WAVES" -- 3 THE SANDALWOOD IMAGE -- 4 TRANSFORMED DEITY -- PART 2 -- Introduction: THE CULT OF VISNU IN BUDDHIST SRI LANKA -- 5 SEEKING PROTECTION -- 6 THE VALIYAK MANGALYA -- 7 LEGACIES OF THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" -- 8 MINISTER OF DEFENSE? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Place Names -- Index of Sinhala (snh), Pali (p), Sanskrit (skt) and Tamil (t) Texts (translated or cited) -- Subject Index -- Map |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782048903321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Buddhist Visnu : religious transformation, politics, and culture / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 441 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 294.3/095493 |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History
Vishnu (Hindu deity) - Cult - Sri Lanka Buddhism - Relations - Hinduism Hinduism - Relations - Buddhism Buddhism and politics - Sri Lanka |
ISBN | 0-231-50814-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART 1 -- Introduction: THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PROBLEMS -- 1 THE "HINDU BUDDHA" AND THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" -- 2 "UNCEASING WAVES" -- 3 THE SANDALWOOD IMAGE -- 4 TRANSFORMED DEITY -- PART 2 -- Introduction: THE CULT OF VISNU IN BUDDHIST SRI LANKA -- 5 SEEKING PROTECTION -- 6 THE VALIYAK MANGALYA -- 7 LEGACIES OF THE "BUDDHIST VISNU" -- 8 MINISTER OF DEFENSE? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Place Names -- Index of Sinhala (snh), Pali (p), Sanskrit (skt) and Tamil (t) Texts (translated or cited) -- Subject Index -- Map |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825016703321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The religious world of Kirti Sri : Buddhism, art, and politics in late medieval Sri Lanka / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 294.3/91/09549309033 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico | Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History |
ISBN |
0-19-774089-8
1-280-52897-4 0-19-535542-3 1-4294-0683-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Kīrti Śrī's Predicament; 2 Discourses of a Buddhist King; 3 A Visual Liturgy; 4 Royalty Reborn; 5 Implications for Theory and Method; 6 Postscript: Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Alienation; Appendix: The Religious Works of Kīrti Śrī at Gangārāma and Ridī ViharāNotes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823594803321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The religious world of Kīrti Śr [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhism, art, and politics in late medieval Sri Lanka / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.3/91/09549309033 |
Soggetto topico | Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-52897-4
0-19-535542-3 1-4294-0683-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Kīrti Śrī's Predicament; 2 Discourses of a Buddhist King; 3 A Visual Liturgy; 4 Royalty Reborn; 5 Implications for Theory and Method; 6 Postscript: Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Alienation; Appendix: The Religious Works of Kīrti Śrī at Gangārāma and Ridī ViharāNotes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458737903321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The religious world of Kīrti Śr : Buddhism, art, and politics in late medieval Sri Lanka / / John Clifford Holt |
Autore | Holt John <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 294.3/91/09549309033 |
Soggetto topico | Buddhism - Sri Lanka - History |
ISBN |
0-19-774089-8
1-280-52897-4 0-19-535542-3 1-4294-0683-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Kīrti Śrī's Predicament; 2 Discourses of a Buddhist King; 3 A Visual Liturgy; 4 Royalty Reborn; 5 Implications for Theory and Method; 6 Postscript: Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Alienation; Appendix: The Religious Works of Kīrti Śrī at Gangārāma and Ridī ViharāNotes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784762303321 |
Holt John <1948-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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