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Author | : Zsuzsanna Gulácsi |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 900413994X |
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Mediaeval Manichaean Book Art focuses on a corpus of 89 fragments of exquisitely illuminated manuscripts that were produced under the patronage of the Turkic-speaking Uygurs in the Turfan region of East Central Asia between the 8th and 11th centuries C.E., and used in service of the local Manichaean church. By applying a codicological approach to the analysis of these sources, this study casts light onto a lost episode of Central Asian art history and religious book culture. Mediaeval Manichaean Book Art represents a pioneer study in its subject, research methodology, and illustrations. It extracts codicological and art historical data from torn remains of lavishly decorated Middle-Persian, Sogdian, and Uygur language manuscripts in codex, scroll, and 'palm-leaf' formats. Through detailed analyses and carefully argued interpretations aided by precise computer drawings, the author introduces an important group of primary sources for future comparative research in Central Asian art, mediaeval book illumination, and Manichaean studies.
Author | : Zsuzsanna Gulácsi |
Publisher | : Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Stu |
Total Pages | : 535 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9789004209121 |
Download Mani's Pictures Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This book is about the artistic culture of religious instruction of a missionary world religion, which is now extinct - Manicheism. More specifically, this study explores the available textual and visual sources in search of historical evidence about how the Manicheans used works for teaching."--Introduction, p. [1].
Author | : Zsuzsanna Gulácsi |
Publisher | : Brepols Publishers |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Download Manichaean Art in Berlin Collections Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The world's richest source of Manichaean texts and works of art is the Turfan region in East Central Asia, and the largest collection of such artifacts is found in Berlin. The Berlin Turfan collections resulted from four German expeditions that took place between 1902 and 1914. The commencement of the philological study of the thousands of manuscript fragments from Turfan led to the recognition of the first known, original Manichaean writings. Among these primary sources, Manichaean works of art were found as well. A sample of them, the best preserved items, appeared in two studies by Albert von Le Coq and a few pieces are frequently exhibited internationally and appear in catalogues published by the Berlin Museum of Indian Art. Besides these efforts, Turfan Manichaean art has enjoyed little art historical attention. A Manichaean artistic corpus has never been systematically identified among the Turfan remains. Artifacts belonging to this corpus have not been catalogued or examined by art historians as a whole. This book is a comprehensive, descriptive catalogue of positively identified Manichaean artifacts housed in Berlin. The majority of them belong to the State Museums of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, housed in the Museum for Indian Art, Berlin. In addition numerous illuminated book fragments are found within a manuscript collection belonging to the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and is deposited in the Berlin State Library of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. From the two Turfan collections, 93 item-groups have been selected according to a specific set of criteria. The main entries of this catalogue are organized according to media and are presented as illuminated book fragments, remnants of leather book covers, painted and embroidered textiles and fragments of wall paintings. The largest group, paper fragments, includes 68 pieces and is sub-divided by book-format - codex, scroll and pustake (palm leaf format).
Author | : J. van (Johannes) Oort |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 769 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004189971 |
Download In Search of Truth. Augustine, Manichaeism and Other Gnosticism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume in honour of Prof. Dr. Johannes van Oort offers a rich variety of in-depth studies on Augustine, Manichaeism, and other Gnostic currents, thus reflecting the rich variety of the honorand’s research interests.
Author | : British Library |
Publisher | : Serindia Publications, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781932476132 |
Download The Silk Road Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Lilla Russell-Smith |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2021-11-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9047415698 |
Download Uygur Patronage in Dunhuang Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume is about the long-neglected, but decisive influence of Uygur patrons on Dunhuang art in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Through an insightful introduction to the hitherto little-known early history and art of the Uygurs, the author explains the social and political forces that shaped the taste of Uygur patrons. The cultural and political effects of Sino-Uygur political marriages are examined in the larger context of the role of high-ranking women in medieval art patronage. Careful study of the iconography, technique and style sheds new light on important paintings in the collection of the British Museum in London, and the Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, in Paris, and through comparative analysis the importance of regional art centres in medieval China and Central Asia is explored. Richly illustrated with line drawings, as well as colour and black-and-white plates.
Author | : Jason BeDuhn |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2009-03-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9047426320 |
Download New Light on Manichaeism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
New Light on Manichaeism provides the latest discoveries and insights into the Manichaean religion throughout its more than one thousand year history, ranging from glimpses into the life and thought of Mani himself, to developments in doctrine and practice in the religion's North African, Iranian, Central Asian, and Chinese settings. The volume includes contributions from the leading scholars in the field, offering new reconstructions of Manichaean literary and artistic productions, and innovative analyses of the religious, social, and political dynamics that shaped the rise and fall of this world religion.
Author | : Siegfried G. Richter |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 477 |
Release | : 2015-03-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004289127 |
Download Mani in Dublin Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 2009 the Seventh International Conference of Manichaean Studies was held at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin. The 22 selected papers of this volume offer a deep insight into the faith of Manichaean communities ranging from the very beginning of the 3rd century up to the last traces of worship today. Among others the authors deal with sources from Augustin, John the Grammarian, Ephrem the Syrian and further sources written in Coptic, Sogdian, Middle Persian, Parthian and Chinese. Several studies about Manichaean art and iconography offer a visual impression, which gives a new opportunity for understanding the religion of Light.
Author | : Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2018-04-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004277641 |
Download Khwadāynāmag The Middle Persian Book of Kings Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In Khwadāynāmag. The Middle Persian Book of Kings Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila analyses the lost sixth-century historiographical work of the Sasanians, its lost Arabic translations, and the sources of Firdawsī's Shāhnāme.
Author | : Josef Lössl |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 711 |
Release | : 2018-05-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1118968107 |
Download A Companion to Religion in Late Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A comprehensive review of the development, geographic spread, and cultural influence of religion in Late Antiquity A Companion to Religion in Late Antiquity offers an authoritative and comprehensive survey of religion in Late Antiquity. This historical era spanned from the second century to the eighth century of the Common Era. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the Companion explores the evolution and development of religion and the role various religions played in the cultural, political, and social transformations of the late antique period. The authors examine the theories and methods used in the study of religion during this period, consider the most notable historical developments, and reveal how religions spread geographically. The authors also review the major religious traditions that emerged in Late Antiquity and include reflections on the interaction of these religions within their particular societies and cultures. This important Companion: Brings together in one volume the work of a notable team of international scholars Explores the principal geographical divisions of the late antique world Offers a deep examination of the predominant religions of Late Antiquity Examines established views in the scholarly assessment of the religions of Late Antiquity Includes information on the current trends in late-antique scholarship on religion Written for scholars and students of religion, A Companion to Religion in Late Antiquity offers a comprehensive survey of religion and the influence religion played in the culture, politics, and social change during the late antique period.