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The Symbolism of the Stupa
by Snodgrass, Adrian
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG (+)
- ISBN 10
- 0877277001
- ISBN 13
- 9780877277002
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Ithaca: Southeast Asia Program Publications, 1985 Scholarly work that reads the stupa as a cultural artifact. The monument concretizes metaphysical principles and generates multivalent forms and meanings in ways that can be articulated with literary texts and other architectural forms. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: [v], 407 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; ghost to front edge, PO stamp to title page. Cover: glossy white wraps, black titles front/spine; very light edge/shelfwear, slight toning to spine and adjacent boards, jagged closed tear back which has been repaired with tape.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039492
- Title
- The Symbolism of the Stupa
- Author
- Snodgrass, Adrian
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0877277001
- ISBN 13
- 9780877277002
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Stupa, symbolism, Buddhism
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