Framing the Jina : narratives of icons and idols in Jain history /

John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cort, John E., 1953-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:	ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subjects:	Jaina symbolism > History. Jaina sculpture. Symbolisme jaïna > Histoire. Sculpture jaïna. RELIGION. Eastern. Jainism. Jaina sculpture Jaina symbolism Jainismus Plastik Ikone Jainismus. Bilderverehrung. Kultbild. Geschichte Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Note on Language, Transliteration, Names, and Mendicant Titles; Illustrations; Introduction: Icons, Idols, and Revolution; 1. The Archaeology of Jina Images; 2. A Cosmos Filled with Eternal Icons: Icons, Cosmology, Mandalas, and Scripture; 3. The Spread of Icons in Our World; 4. The Lifetime "Living Lord" Icon of Mahavira: Anxiety about the Authenticity of Icons; 5. Idols and a History of Corruption; 6. The Inevitability of Tangible Form: A Natural Theology of Icons; Conclusion: Framing the Jina; Appendix: Titles of Jain Texts; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; G; H; I; J; K; M; N; P; R
ST; U; V; Y; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y