TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gordon,Antoinette K.
TI  - Tibetan Religious Art
SN  - 9780231943925
PY  - 1952///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; TIBETAN RELIGIOUS ART --; BUDDHISM AND LAMAISM --; THE PANTHEON OF DEITIES AND DIVINITIES --; TEMPLE PAINTINGS (THANG-KAS) --; BOOKS AND WOOD BLOCKS --; VOTIVE TABLETS --; RITUAL OBJECTS --; ROBES AND MASKS --; METAL WORK, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND JEWELRY --; BUTTER SCULPTURE AND SAND MANDALAS --; CALLIGRAPHY --; CONCLUSION --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX; restricted access
N2  - Looks at the art of Tibet, "The Land of the Snows", in terms of its origins, functions, and symbolism. Studies the art as a religious art as the lama regards his work as a vehicle for expressing the metaphysical concepts of "The Religion"
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/gord94392
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231898454
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ER  -