Chinese religious art
by Karetzky, Patricia Eichenbaum
Chinese Religious Art is a broad survey of the origins and development of the various forms of artistic expression of Chinese religions. This survey of icons, temples, and rituals reveals the varied ways the Chinese expressed the presence of the divine and worshipped it. Some of the most beautiful art, inspired mountain temples, lofty landscapes, lush gardens, murals and paintings both narrative and iconic, characterizes each of the traditions. Most of the visual material comprises unpublished …
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- Full title :Chinese religious art / Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky.
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Chinese Religious Art is a broad survey of the origins and development of the various forms of artistic expression of Chinese religions. This survey of icons, temples, and rituals reveals the varied ways the Chinese expressed the presence of the divine and worshipped it. Some of the most beautiful art, inspired mountain temples, lofty landscapes, lush gardens, murals and paintings both narrative and iconic, characterizes each of the traditions. Most of the visual material comprises unpublished views of these sacred sites.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Lexington Books
- Place of Publication:Lanham
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0739180606, 9780739180600
- oclc:ocn870835847
- LC Classification:N8191.C6
- Dewey Decimal:704.9/489951
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Part 1 : The beginnings of Chinese religious art -- Neolithic period to Shang Dynasty -- Ceremonial art of the Zhou Dynasty -- The religious art of the Chu culture -- The first emperor Qin Shihuangdi -- Part 2 : Confucian art -- The development of Confucianism in the Han (206 BCE-220 CE) -- Confucian art in medieval China : Six Dynasties to Song Dynasty (220-1279) -- Confucian art : Yuan to Qing Dynasties (1279-1912) -- Confucian temples -- Part 3 : Daoist art -- Daoist art of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) -- Daoist art of the medieval period : Tang and Song Dynasties (618-1279) -- Daoist art of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties (1279-1912) -- Daoist ritual and temples -- Part 4 : Buddhist art -- Early Buddhist Chinese art (386-618) -- Buddhist art of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) -- Later Buddhist art : northern Song to Qing (960-1912) -- Buddhist temples -- Conclusion.
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