The Worldly and Heavenly Wisdom of 4Q Instruction (Studies of the Texts of Thedesert of Judah) [Hardcover]

Matthew J. Goff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 900413591X | ISBN-13: 978-9004135918 | Publication Date: December 2003

South Asian religious art became codified during the Kua Period (ca. beginning of the 2nd to the mid 3rd century). Yet, to date, neither the chronology nor nature of Kua Art, marked by great diversity, is well understood. The Kua Empire was huge, stretching from Uzbekistan through northern India, and its multicultural artistic expressions became the fountainhead for much of South Asian Art. The premise of this book is that Kua Art achieves greater clarity through analyses of the arts and cultures of the Pre- Kua World, those lands becoming the Empire. Fourteen papers in this book by leading experts on regional topography and connective pathways; interregional, multicultural comparisons; art historical, archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and textual studies represent the first coordinated effort having this focus.

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About the Author

Doris Meth Srinivasan is Visiting Scholar at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and Guest Curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She has published extensively on Hindu iconography, Western and local expressions in Gandharan art, plus the seminal Many Heads, Arms and Eyes. Origin, Meaning and Form of Multiplicity in Indian Art (Brill, 1997).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 276 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 900413591X
• ISBN-13: 978-9004135918
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,277,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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