[Buddha-l] Early Buddhist Art

[Dr Ian Astley]

Quoting "Clough, Bradley" <Bradley.Clough at mso.umt.edu> on Wed, 18 Sep  
2013 19:38:20 +0000:

> Dear Friends,
>
>
> Can people recommend sources on early Buddhist art, dealing with  
> anionic imagery at, say, Sanchi and Bharhut, and/or iconic imagery  
> in Gandhara and Mathura?

You might start by querying the assertion of aniconism (like you typo,  
by the way):

Huntington, Susan L. "Aniconism and the multivalence of emblems:  
another look." Ars Orientalis 22 (1992): 111-156.

Huntington, Susan L. "Early Buddhist art and the theory of aniconism."  
Art Journal 49, no. 4 (1990): 401-408.

Spawned a bit of a debate.

Best wishes,

Ian


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