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پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA125403
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Daoist Scripture Frontispieces and Their Archetypes
General Material Designation
[Article]
First Statement of Responsibility
Maggie C. K. Wan
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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For over a thousand years, frontispieces for religious scriptures produced in China were based on two basic compositions: the diagonal composition and the symmetrical composition. The two compositions enjoyed persistent currency by offering great flexibility for religious sects to fill in the compositions with their own patron gods and saints. Meanwhile they served different functions: while the diagonal composition illustrates the narrative of the scripture, the symmetrical composition focuses on the main deity and its pantheon, and engages viewer-worshippers in the assembly depicted. Daoism appropriated the two basic compositions and developed its own tradition of scripture frontispieces. This essay analyzes frontispieces for the Scripture of the Jade Emperor as a case study. By portraying deities of different natures in the frontispieces, Daoists specified the means whereby the main deity bestowed divine assistance upon the commissioners of the scripture, and distinguished Daoist scripture frontispieces from their Buddhist counterparts by placing extra emphasis on the frontispieces' efficacy.
SET
Date of Publication
2016
Physical description
197-230
Title
Religion and the Arts
Volume Number
20/1-2
International Standard Serial Number
1568-5292
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Art History
Subject Term
Buddhism
Subject Term
Comparative Religion & Religious Studies
Subject Term
Daoism
Subject Term
frontispiece
Subject Term
History
Subject Term
Jade Emperor
Subject Term
Religious Studies
Subject Term
scripture
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Maggie C. K. Wan
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
10.1163/15685292-02001009
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[Article]
275578
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