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Discoveries in western Tibet and the western Himalayas : essays on history, literature, archaeology and art : PIATS 2003, Tibetan studies, proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 2003 / edited by Amy Heller and Giacomella Orofino

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Author:
International Association for Tibetan Studies Seminar (10th : 2003 : Oxford, England)  Search this
Heller, Amy 1951-  Search this
Orofino, Giacomella  Search this
Physical description:
x, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
China
Tibet Autonomous Region
Himalaya Mountains
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
Date:
2007
Notes:
"Managing editor: Charles Ramble."
Contents:
Archaeology and art. Defining Zhang zhung ethnicity : an archaeological perspective from far Western Tibet / Mark Aldenderfer ; Newly discovered early Buddhist grottos in Western Tibet / Huo Wei ; The architecture of the empty shells of Nyar ma / Gerard Kozicz ; The divine palaces of the Buddha : architectural frames in Western Himalayan art / Marialaura Di Mattia -- Literature. From archaeological discovery to text analysis : the Khor chags monastery findings and the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti Fragment / Giacomella Orofino ; Preliminary remarks on the manuscripts of Gnas gsar dgon pa in Northern Dolpo (Nepal) / Amy Heller ; Poetical prefaces of manuscripts from Western Tibet / Elena De Rossi Filibeck -- History. The Gu ru lha khang at Phyi dbang : a mid-15th century temple in Central Ladakh / Erberto Lo Bue ; Remarks on the foundation and the history of Bsam gling dgon pa / Geshe Wangyal ; 'Jag 'dul : a Bon Mountain pilgrimage in Dolpo, Nepal / Marietta Kind ; Socio-economic organisation of village communities and monasteries in Spiti, H.P., India : the case of a religious administrative unit (Chos gzhis) / Christian Jahoda
Topic:
Art, Tibetan  Search this
Buddhist art--History  Search this
Manuscripts, Tibetan--History  Search this
Civilization  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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