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Making a Canon: Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Sri Lanka, and the Place of Buddhist Art
Author:
Janice Leoshko
ISBN:
9789395474382
Binding:
Hardcover
Year:
2026
Pages:
304 with 58 halftones
Size:
16 x 24 x 3 cm
Weight:
603 grams
Price:
INR
1995
1796.00
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About the Book
The story of how one scholar’s experiences in Sri Lanka shaped the contours of the Buddhist visual canon.
An early interpreter of Buddhist art to the West, Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy laid the foundation of what would become the South Asian visual canon, particularly through his efforts to understand how Buddhist art emerged and developed. In
Making a Canon
, Janice Leoshko examines how Coomaraswamy’s experience as the director of a mineralogical survey in Sri Lanka shaped his understanding of South Asian art and religion. Along the way, she reveals how Coomaraswamy’s distinctive repetition of Sri Lankan visual images in his work influenced the direction of South Asia’s canon formation and left a lasting impression on our understanding of Buddhist art.
About the Author
Janice Leoshko
Janice Leoshko is professor emeritus of South Asian art at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of
Sacred Traces: British Explorations of Buddhism in South Asia
.
Editorial Reviews
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Against Heritage
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“A brilliant provocation that reconsiders the value and labor of women and racialized cooks in the heritage food movement.”
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“A robust and expansive study that combines theoretical analysis with practical interventions.”
—Catarina Passidomo, Washington and Lee University
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