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Steps to liberation : 2,500 years of Jain art and religion

Title
Steps to liberation : 2,500 years of Jain art and religion / Jan van Alphen ; with a foreword by Pratapaditya Pal ; and contributions from Paul Dundas [and others].
Author
Alphen, J. van (Jan)
Publication
Antwerpen : Etnografisch Museum, [2000]

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Additional Authors
  • Pal, Pratapaditya.
  • Dundas, Paul, 1952-2023
  • Etnografisch Museum (Antwerp, Belgium)
Description
188 pages : illustrations; 31 cm
Alternative Title
2,500 years of Jain art and religion
Subject
  • Jaina art > Exhibitions
  • Jainism > Exhibitions
  • Jainism > Customs and practices > Exhibitions
  • Jaina art
  • Jainism
  • Jainism > Customs and practices
  • Jaïnisme > Catalogues
  • Art jaïna
  • Sculpture jaïna
  • Peinture > Inde
  • Enluminure > Inde
  • Jaïnisme > Coutumes et pratiques
  • Art jaïna > Inde
  • Inde > Vie religieuse
Genre/Form
  • exhibition catalogs.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Catalogues d'exposition.
Note
  • "Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Steps to liberation - 2,500 years of Jain art and religion', Etnografisch Museum, Antwerpen, 26 May - 15 October, 2000"--p. 6.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The Jain community : the historical background / Paul Dundas -- The Jain doctrine / Frank van den Bossche -- Life and ritual in the Jain community / Chris de Lauwer -- Images of serenity : the representation of the Tirthankara in Jainism / Jan van Alphen -- Steps to liberation and the cosmography of the Jains / Jan van Alphen -- The Jain manuscript and miniature tradition / Lalit Kumar -- Jain monumental painting / Shridhar Andhare.
LCCN
00691823
OCLC
  • ocm44834857
  • 44834857
  • SCSB-9511328
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library