{"product_id":"shifting-stones-shaping-the-past-sculpture-from-the-buddhist-stupas-of-andhra-pradesh-9780199359400","title":"Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past: Sculpture from the Buddhist Stupas of Andhra Pradesh","description":"In this wide-ranging exploration of the creation and use of Buddhist art in Andhra Pradesh, India, Catherine Becker examines how material remains and visual experiences shape and reveal essential human concerns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eShifting Stones, Shaping the Past\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the fundamental Buddhist question of how humanity progresses centuries after the passing of its teacher, the Buddha Sakyamuni. How might the Buddha's distant teachings be made immediate and accessible? Beginning with an analysis of the spectacular relief sculptures that once adorned the stupas. Over a period of almost two millennia, many of these stupas have fallen into disrepair. While it is tempting to view these monuments as ruins, they are by no means \"dead.\" Turning to the 20th and 21st centuries, Becker analyzes examples of new Buddhist imagery, recent state-sponsored tourism campaigns, and new devotional activities at the sites in order to demonstrate that the stupas of Andhra Pradesh and their sculptural adornments continue to engage the human imagination and are even ascribed innate power and agency. \u003cem\u003eShifting Stones, Shaping the Past\u003c\/em\u003e reveals intriguing parallels between ancient uses of imagery and the new social, political, and religious functions of these objects and spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Becker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199359400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Becker \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Us","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44232149074035,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":93.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4d6771b3-bab5-47cc-a97a-fd2edb5ab1d9.jpg?v=1768656494","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/shifting-stones-shaping-the-past-sculpture-from-the-buddhist-stupas-of-andhra-pradesh-9780199359400","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}