{"product_id":"living-images-9780804739894","title":"Living Images","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this volume focus on the historical, institutional, and ritual context of a number of Japanese Buddhist paintings, sculptures, calligraphies, and relics-some celebrated, others long overlooked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This groundbreaking work will change the way in which we study and understand Buddhist images and their functions in Japanese religion and culture. It does an excellent job [including 55 illustrations] of presenting new or little-known material and of contributing a new understanding of familiar material by treating it in an original manner.”—Fabio Rambelli, Sapporo University\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a must-read for any scholar of Japanese Buddhist art, doctrine and practice.\"—\u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This small volume is one of the best collections to be produced in East Asian studies in the last few years.\"—\u003ci\u003eHistoire Sociale\/Social History\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405543416151,"sku":"9780804739894","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804739894.jpg?v=1730492782","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/living-images-9780804739894","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}