EAN: 9783868933321

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE MASTERS GEBUNDEN

Footprints and depictions of feet are amongst the most prevalent religious imagery worldwide.
In practically every culture or religion  honour is paid to the imprints or sculptures of feet
or to the shoes associated with saintly teachers  enlightened beings or divinities.This
publication presents nineteen specialised chapters by leading international experts. The foot
images and shoes studied range from the earliest preserved vestiges from the seventh to the
fifth millennium BCE in North Africa to traces from Pharaonic Egypt and Classical Antiquity.
Analyses of Hindu  Lingayat and Jaina usages and of Buddhist remnants from the earliest Asian
beginnings in India via developments in Nepal  Tibet  Thailand and China to distinct
expressions in Japan are complemented by chapters focusing on the Islamic world  drawing
evidence from Egypt  Arabia and Pakistan and illustrating continuity in contemporary art
works.The foot images  which show a combination of iconic and symbolic forms  arestriking in
that they signify both absence and presence  creating a link between enlightened beings and
humans.

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