The creative south : Buddhist and Hindu art in mediaeval maritime Asia
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The creative south : Buddhist and Hindu art in mediaeval maritime Asia
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022
- v. 1 : softcover
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Includes bibliographical references and index
In English; includes quotations in Sanskrit or French, some with English translation
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This edited volume programmatically reconsiders the creative contribution of the littoral and insular regions of Maritime Asia to shaping new paradigms in the Buddhist and Hindu art and architecture of the medieval Asian world. Far from being a mere southern conduit for the maritime circulation of Indic religions, in the period from ca. the 7th to the 14th century those regions transformed across mainland and island polities the rituals, icons, and architecture that embodied these religious insights with a dynamism that often eclipsed the established cultural centres in Northern India, Central Asia, and mainland China. This collective body of work brings together new research aiming to recalibrate the importance of these innovations in art and architecture, thereby highlighting the cultural creativity of the monsoon-influenced Southern rim of the Asian landmass.
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