2017 Fall
BUDDSTD 150 001 - LEC 001
The Origins and Development of Buddhist Art in South Asia
From Aniconism to Anthropomorphism: Revisiting the Earliest forms of Indian Buddhist Art (Bharhut, Sāñcī, Amarāvatī, Kanaganahalli and Nāgārjunakoṇḍa Stūpas)
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 29
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Christie Osmund Bopearachchi
Course Catalog Description
Rather than offering a comprehensive survey, this course deals with select themes that shed light on the origins, development and diffusion of Buddhist art chronologically and geographically through a combined study that considers the archaeological record (excavations, coins, etc.), key religious texts and epigraphy. Typical themes will be the early notion of aniconism and the evolution of iconic art (Buddha and bodhisattva images); the depiction of Jatakas and other narratives in reliefs and painting; the cave sculptures of the Western Deccan; tantric art, temples and monasteries; the art, archaeology and architecture of South India and Sri Lanka; Indic Buddhist monuments in South-East Asia such Bagan in Burma, Borobudur, and Angkor.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Textbook information is not available for Fall 2017.
Associated Sections
None