| Scribes, Texts, and Rituals in Early Tibet and Dunhuang: Proceedings of the Third Old Tibetan Studies Panel Held at the Seminar of the International A Contributor(s): Dotson, Brandon (Editor), Iwao, Kazushi (Editor), Takeuchi, Tsuguhito (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3895009385 ISBN-13: 9783895009389 Publisher: Dr Ludwig Reichert OUR PRICE: $139.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Central Asia - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| LCCN: 2013392897 |
| Series: Contributions to Tibetan Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.05 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents new findings and original research concerning early Tibet and the social and cultural history of the Tibetan Empire (c. 600-850 CE). In five chapters, leading scholars approach the problem of textual production in interrelated and complementary ways. These include a chapter on the social history of scribal practice in Dunhuang, a codicological study of royally commissioned sutras, a palaeographical essay at a typology of early Tibetan writing, a study of hunting topoi in narrative and ritual texts, and a text-critical approach to an early Bon tantra. Demonstrating the methodological breadth of the field of early Tibetan studies, the remaining contributions range from an archeological study of pre-historic ritual artefacts and an art-historical study of illuminated tomb panels to two chapters on Tibetan imperial administration and a chapter on the cosmopolitan origins of materia medica used in the Silk Road entrepot of Dunhuang. The work will be of interest to all those interested in the language, history, and culture of early Tibet. Its essays are appropriate for those ranging from undergraduates to professional scholars. |