{"product_id":"creating-the-universe-eric-huntington-9780295744063","title":"Creating the Universe: Depictions of the Cosmos in Himalayan Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2018 Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuddhist representations of the cosmos across nearly two thousand years of history in Tibet, Nepal, and India show that cosmology is a rich language for the expression of diverse religious ideas, with cosmological thinking at the center of Buddhist thought, art, and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCreating the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Huntington presents examples of visual art and architecture, primary texts, ritual ideologies, and material practices--accompanied by extensive explanatory diagrams--to reveal the immense complexity of cosmological thinking in Himalayan Buddhism. Employing comparisons across function, medium, culture, and history, he exposes cosmology as a fundamental mode of engagement with numerous aspects of religion, from preliminary lessons to the highest rituals for enlightenment. This wide-ranging work will interest scholars and students of many fields, including Buddhist studies, religious studies, art history, and area studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http: \/\/arthistorypi.org\/books\/creating-the-universe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Huntington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295744065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295744063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019","brand":"Eric Huntington","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946392781055,"sku":"9780295744063","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e6e7980d-4d9e-4ad8-86aa-4911e82dc956.jpg?v=1681512889","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creating-the-universe-eric-huntington-9780295744063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}