How Long to Read Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India

How Long Does it Take to Read Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India by John Guy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A pioneering study of the emergence of Buddhist art in southern India, featuring vibrant photography of rare works, many published here for the first time Named for two primary motifs in Buddhist art, the sacred bodhi tree and the protective snake, Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India is the first publication to foreground devotional works produced in the Deccan from 200 BCE to 400 CE. Unlike traditional narratives, which focus on northern India (where the Buddha was born, taught, and died), this groundbreaking book presents Buddhist art from monastic sites in the south. Long neglected, this is among the earliest surviving bodies of Buddhist art, and among the most sublimely beautiful. An international team of researchers contributes new scholarship on the sculptural and devotional art associated with Buddhism, and masterpieces from recently excavated Buddhist sites are published here for the first time—including Kanaganahalli and Phanigiri, the most important new discoveries in a generation. With its exploration of Buddhism’s emergence in southern India, as well as of India’s deep commercial and cultural engagement with the Hellenized and Roman worlds, this definitive study expands our understanding of the origins of Buddhist art itself.

How long is Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India?

Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India by John Guy is 348 pages long, and a total of 89,784 words.

This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 10 minutes to read Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India aloud.

What Reading Level is Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India?

Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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