(SESA) Review

Review

Review the South, East, and Southeast Asia I works in the presentation below.

Can you answer the following questions?

  1. How is sacred space expressed in Buddhist and Hindu art and architecture in India? How do elements such as pose, expression, gestures, adornments and symbols, or scale suggest a deity/the holy in these religions?
  2. How does architecture signify its religious context? (pilgrimage, circumambulation)
  3. Where does Buddhism originate? Who is Buddha?
  4. What are the main characteristics of a Buddha image, and how can we discern his narrative in art?
  5. What is usually contained in a stupa?
  6. Can you describe the characteristics of the torana?
  7. What was the primary function of a Hindu temple?
  8. Can you describe the Stupa at Borobudur in terms of location, size, objects founds there and the intended meaning of the monument?
  9. To whom (which gods) was Angkor Wat dedicated? Why did the king build Angkor Wat (what function did it have for the king posthumously)?
  10. What could be found at Angkor Thom and what religious function did it have?
  11. Who was the first emperor of China, during what dynasty did he rule, and what major legacies of his still exist today?
  12. What was found in the excavations around the tomb mound of Emperor Shi Huangdi at Shaanxi?
  13. Can you describe the technique and religious philosophy expressed in Fan Kuan's Travelers among Mountains and Streams?

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