Drawn and written in stone : an inventory of stepped structures and inscriptions on rock surfaces in Upper Tibet (ca. 100 BCE to 1400 CE) /

Drawn and written in stone : an inventory of stepped structures and inscriptions on rock surfaces in Upper Tibet (ca. 100 BCE to 1400 CE) /

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Author / Creator:	Bellezza, John Vincent, author.
Imprint:	Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xxiii, 311 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	BAR international series ; 2995 BAR international series ; 2995.
Subject:	Petroglyphs -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. Inscriptions, Tibetan. Antiquities. Inscriptions, Tibetan. Petroglyphs. Religion. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Religion. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Antiquities. China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12417092

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ISBN:	9781407356396 1407356399 9781407356402 1407356402
Language / Script:	Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
Summary:	"Drawn and Written in Stone explores the religious history of the highest part of the Tibetan Plateau through its rock art and inscriptions. It is focused on facsimiles of ritual and ceremonial monuments carved and painted on stone surfaces and rock inscriptions in the Tibetan language, vital archaeological and historical materials for appraising the development of religion in Tibet, ca. 100 BCE to 1400 CE. By probing the complexion of figures and letters in stone, this work considers how early cult traditions contributed to the establishment of Tibetan Buddhism and a rival faith known as Yungdrung Bon. Outside of the Indian cultural context, relatively little has been written about the historical antecedents of these popular Tibetan religions for a want of sources. This monograph helps remedy this large gap in Tibetan studies by drawing upon the author's surveys of rock art and rock inscriptions conducted in upmost Tibet between 1995 and 2013."--Back cover.

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