FF:RLB54 Buddhist Iconography - Course Information

RLB54 Buddhist Iconography

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zdeněk Trávníček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

RLB54/K: Fri 3. 3. 11:40–13:15 J31, Fri 31. 3. 11:40–13:15 J31, Fri 5. 5. 11:40–13:15 J31, L. Bělka, Z. Trávníček
RLB54/P: Thu 8:20–9:55 B11, L. Bělka, Z. Trávníček

Prerequisites (in Czech)

( RLA10 Buddhism I && RLA11 Buddhism II ) || ( RLKA10 Buddhism I && RLKA11 Buddhism II )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: A basic survey of Buddhist iconography (descriptive analysis of Buddhist visual art) and iconology (interpretation of its meanings). Besides the iconographical topisc the course also describes Buddhist architecture, sacral and cults buildings. Special attention is paid to (1) the history a nd typology of the stúpa; (2) description and interpretation of the particular Tibetan Buddhist pantheon.

Literature

• Bunce Frederick W. (1994) An encyclopaedia of Buddhist deities, demigods, godlings, saints and demons, 1, 2. New Delhi: D. K. Printworld, pp. 1- 640, pp. 645-1151.
• Frédéric L. (1995) Buddhism. Flammarion iconographic guide. Paris, New York: Flammarion, 360 s.
• Tucci G. (1949) Tibetan painted scrolls I.- IV. The historical cultural and religious background. Rome: Liberia dello Stato.
• Gordon Antoinette K. (1952) Tibetan religious art. New York: Columbia University Press, 103 s.
• Jackson David (1996) A history of Tibetan painting. The great Tibetan painters and their tradition. Wien: Verlag der Österreischen Akademie der Wischenschaften, 456 s.
• REYNOLDS, Valrae. From the sacred realm : treasures of Tibetan art from The Newark Museum : Tibetan art (Variant.). Edited by Janet Gyatso - Amy Heller - Dan Martin. Munich: Prestel, 1999, 264 s. : i. ISBN 3-7913-2148-X. info
• HELLER, Amy. Tibetan art :tracing the development of spiritual ideals and art in Tibet, 600-2000 A.D. Milan: Jaca Book, 1999, 239 s. ISBN 88-16-69004-6. info
• RHIE, Marylin M. and Robert A. F. THURMAN. Worlds of transformation : Tibetan art of wisdom and compassion. Edited by Robert A. F. Thurman, Edited by dalajlama XIV Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho -. New York: Tibet House, 1999, 512 s. : i. ISBN 0-9670115-0-7. info
• FISHER, Robert E. Art of Tibet. London: Thames and Hudson, 1997, 224 s. ISBN 0500203083. info
• RHIE, Marylin M. and Robert A. F. THURMAN. The sacred art of Tibet. Expanded ed. London: Thames and Hudson, 1997, 488 s. ISBN 0500017182. info
• Tibetan art :towards a definition of style. Edited by Jane Casey Singer - Philip Denwood. London: Laurence King & Alan Marcuson, 1997, 319 s. ISBN 0-8348-0394-1. info
• KVAERNE, Per. The Bon religion of Tibet :the iconography of a living tradition. London: Serindia Publications, 1995, 155 s. ISBN 0-906026-35-0. info
• RAWSON, Philip. Sacred Tibet. London: Thames and Hudson, 1991, 96 s. : il. ISBN 0-500-81032-X. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Podmínky kolokvia: referát odevzdaný v písemné podobě.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2006, recent)
  
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