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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