AAH 280 - Buddhist Art

Course Units: 1

(Not offered 2013-14) This survey covers major monuments of Buddhist art, from its Indic roots to its representational forms under the teachings of Theravada. Figural and narrative imagery in architecture, sculpture, painting, as well as ritual implements in bronze, wood, textiles, and other ephemeral materials will be studied in the context of Buddhist doctrine, state ideology, and popular culture. Course readings include select Buddhist texts (e.g., sutras, philosophical treatises, poems) in translation. CC: LCC, HUM