Marsha Weidner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1063248 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marsha Weidner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marsha |
| FAMILY NAME | Weidner |
| SIGNATURE | WEIDNER M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Imperial Engagements With Buddhist Art And Architecture
Cultural Intersections in Later Chinese Buddhism
In a demonstration of the value of interdisciplinary, culture-based approaches, this collection of essays on "later" Chinese Buddhism takes us beyond the bedrock subjects of traditional Buddhist historiography--scriptures and commentaries, sectarian developments, lives of notable monks--to examine a wide range of extracanonical materials that illuminate cultural manifestations of Buddhism from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the modern period…
Beyond Yongle
Women and art history
The Water God's Temple of the Guangsheng Monastery
The 14th century dragon king temple in Southern Shanxi is the only known intact survivor of this ancient Water God institution once existing in every Chinese agricultural community. After describing the history, lay-out and mural paintings of the building, its original Yuan time mural paintings enable the author to depict the ritual of praying for rain, and the actual rain-making of the god. The meaning of the unique painting of a theatrical comp…
Latter Days of the Law
Views from Jade Terrace
Flowering in the Shadows
Japanese Women Artists 1600-1900
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Flowering in the Shadows
Japanese Women Artists 1600-1900
Latter Days of the Law
Views from Jade Terrace
Women and art history
The Water God's Temple of the Guangsheng Monastery
The 14th century dragon king temple in Southern Shanxi is the only known intact survivor of this ancient Water God institution once existing in every Chinese agricultural community. After describing the history, lay-out and mural paintings of the building, its original Yuan time mural paintings enable the author to depict the ritual of praying for rain, and the actual rain-making of the god. The meaning of the unique painting of a theatrical comp…
Beyond Yongle
Imperial Engagements With Buddhist Art And Architecture
Cultural Intersections in Later Chinese Buddhism
In a demonstration of the value of interdisciplinary, culture-based approaches, this collection of essays on "later" Chinese Buddhism takes us beyond the bedrock subjects of traditional Buddhist historiography--scriptures and commentaries, sectarian developments, lives of notable monks--to examine a wide range of extracanonical materials that illuminate cultural manifestations of Buddhism from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the modern period…
Art (8 works) · History (7 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (6 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · Buddhism (3 works) · History (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works)