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In Archaeology of Tibetan Books, Agnieszka Helman-Ważny explores the varieties of artistic expression, materials, and tools that have shaped Tibetan books over the millennia. Digging into the history of the bookmaking craft, the author approaches these ancient texts primarily through the lens of their artistry, while simultaneously showing them as physical objects embedded in pragmatic, economic, and social frameworks. She provides analyses of several significant Tibetan books—which usually carry Buddhist teachings—including a selection of manuscripts from Dunhuang from the 1st millennium C.E., examples of illuminated manuscripts from Western and Central Tibet dating from the 15th century, and fragments of printed Tibetan Kanjurs from as early as 1410. This detailed study of bookmaking sheds new light on the books' philosophical meanings.
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Genre |
: Social Science |
Author |
: Agnieszka Helman-Ważny |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Release |
: 2014-07-03 |
File |
: 329 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789004275058 |
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This unique book reveals the existence of an advanced civilization where none was known before, presenting an entirely new perspective on the culture and history of Tibet. In his groundbreaking study of an epic period in Tibet few people even knew existed, John Vincent Bellezza details the discovery of an ancient people on the most desolate reaches of the Tibetan plateau, revolutionizing our ideas about who Tibetans really are. While many associate Tibet with Buddhism, it was also once a land of warriors and chariots, whose burials included megalithic arrays and golden masks. This first Tibetan civilization, known as Zhang Zhung, was a cosmopolitan one with links extending across Eurasia, bringing it in line with many of the major cultural innovations of the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. Based on decades of research, The Dawn of Tibet draws on a rich trove of archaeological, textual, and ethnographic materials collected and analyzed by the author. Bellezza describes the vast network of castles, temples, megaliths, necropolises, and rock art established on the highest and now depopulated part of the Tibetan plateau. He relates literary tales of priests and priestesses, horned deities, and the celestial afterlife to the actual archaeological evidence, providing a fascinating perspective on the origins and development of civilization. The story builds to the present by following the colorful culture of the herders of Upper Tibet, an ancient people whose way of life is endangered by modern development. Tracing Bellezza’s epic journeys across lands where few Westerners have ventured, this book provides a compelling window into the most inaccessible reaches of Tibet and a civilization that flourished long before Buddhism took root.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: John Vincent Bellezza |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Release |
: 2014-08-29 |
File |
: 363 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781442234628 |
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Recent archaeological discoveries and scientific research especially focussed on western Tibet and the western Himalayas have resulted in a remarkable redefinition of the historical and cultural processes of the entire Indo-Tibetan civilisation. The present volume reflects these sometimes startling new insights for the first time, covering the wide time range from the Zhang zhung period up to the 20th century, spanning secular, religious and economic history, as well as art and archaeology.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Release |
: 2007-06-30 |
File |
: 254 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789047428213 |
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Recent archaeological discoveries and scientific research especially focussed on western Tibet and the western Himalayas have resulted in a remarkable redefinition of the historical and cultural processes of the entire Indo-Tibetan civilisation. The present volume reflects these sometimes startling new insights for the first time, covering the wide time range from the Zhang zhung period up to the 20th century, spanning secular, religious and economic history, as well as art and archaeology.
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Genre |
: Social Science |
Author |
: International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Release |
: 2007 |
File |
: 255 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789004155206 |
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Product Details :
Genre |
: Archaeology |
Author |
: John Vincent Bellezza |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 2001 |
File |
: 470 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015055447331 |
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Product Details :
Genre |
: Archaeology |
Author |
: John Vincent Bellezza |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 2002 |
File |
: 314 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015056174421 |
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Focusing on the eastern part of the region, this is the first in a series of five volumes that comprehensively document rock art in Upper Tibet. It examines a panoply of graphic evidence found on stone surfaces, supplying an unprecedented view of the long-term development of culture and religion on a large swathe of the Tibetan Plateau.
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Genre |
: Art |
Author |
: John Vincent Bellezza |
Publisher |
: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Release |
: 2023-08-31 |
File |
: 713 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781803275048 |
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Vol. I: Personal Narrative Of A Journey In 1910 From Simla To Srinagar; Through Kinnaur, Spiti And Ladakh. For The Express Purpose Of Investigating The Buddhist Antiquities; Vol.Ii: The Chronicles Of Ladakh And Minor Chronicles.
Product Details :
Genre |
: Art |
Author |
: August Hermann Francke |
Publisher |
: Asian Educational Services |
Release |
: 1992 |
File |
: 330 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 8120607694 |
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Product Details :
Genre |
: Archaeology and history |
Author |
: Mark Elliott |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 2014 |
File |
: 156 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0947595201 |
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Genre |
: Social Science |
Author |
: Giuseppe Tucci |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1973 |
File |
: 248 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCAL:B5297940 |