RLB54 Buddhist Iconography

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008

The course is not taught in Spring 2008

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Fri 15:00–16:35 zruseno D22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA10 Buddhism I && RLA11 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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2006, Autumn 2007, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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