Temples of Kyoto (eBook)

Alexandre Georges, Donald Richie (Autoren)

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2012
152 Seiten
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4629-0857-8 (ISBN)

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The Temples of Kyoto takes you on a journey through these environs and presents twenty-one of these marvelous structures that are unique creations which, while quintessentially Japanese, somehow speak a universal language readily appreciated by people the world over.Donald Richie, called by Time magazine, "e;the dean of art critics in Japan,"e; turns his attention to these twenty-one temples with scholarship and an eye for the dramatic. Drawing off such classic sources as The Tale of Genji and Essays in Idleness, he takes the reader on a tour through the ages, first with a comprehensive history of Japanese Buddhism, and then by highlighting key events in the development of these "e;celestial-seeming cities."e;Brilliant photographs of the temples, taken by the award-winning photographer Alexandre Georges, complement the text and provide a visual overview of the subject matter. His keen eye captures on film the elements that make each temple noteworthy, including their interiors, and objets d'art, in a fresh and thought provoking manner. The result is this book: a testament and meditation on the power and elegance of these world-renowned structures that are both places of worship and examples of the finest art Japan has ever produced.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.8.2012
• Zusatzinfo: includes 60 full-color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 180 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Japanese history • Japanese language • Japanese Religion • japanese shinto • Japan travel • Japan travel guide • map of japan • shinto guide • shinto temples • travel books • travel to japan • zen templesjapanese culture
• ISBN-10: 1-4629-0857-8 / 1462908578
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-0857-8 / 9781462908578