{"product_id":"early-matters-essays-on-the-history-of-buddhist-art-in-zangskar-western-himalaya","title":"Early matters: essays on the history of Buddhist Art in Zangskar, Western Himalaya","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"168\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"267\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"267\"\u003ePublisher: ADITYA PRAKASHAN Indological Publishers \u0026amp; Booksellers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"289\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"289\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"312\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"312\"\u003eEdition: New Delhi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eYear: 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"354\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"354\"\u003eISBN-13: 9788196871567\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"378\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"378\"\u003eISBN-10: 8196871562\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"411\"\u003eSubject: Fine Arts, Buddhism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"431\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eThis book offers an in-depth study of Buddhist art in the remote valleys of \u003cstrong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eZangskar\u003c\/strong\u003e, a region in Ladakh, northern India. It argues that Zangskar produced a rich corpus of understudied Buddhist art—including architecture, sculpture, and painting—and demonstrates how this body of work informs the early visual culture of the western Himalaya. The text challenges the common reduction of Zangskar to a miniature Tibet, emphasizing the agency of local artists and their interactions with surrounding regions, including Kashmir, Khotan, Central Asia, northern and eastern India, Tibet, and western Nepal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1712\"\u003eThe volume is divided into three parts: Part I addresses theoretical and methodological concerns, reevaluating regional nomenclature and the influence of Tibetologist Giuseppe Tucci. Part II analyzes early Buddhist reliefs, figural carvings, and paintings, including the Esoteric Buddhist program at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eMalakartse Khar\u003c\/strong\u003e. Part III examines Mahasiddha stone carvings, the rediscovery and restoration of art in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1469\"\u003eKarsha village\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a fifteenth- to sixteenth-century painting of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003eSarasvati\u003c\/strong\u003e in Phugtal Monastery. With 585 illustrations, the book provides meticulous documentation of cultural heritage currently threatened by climate change and inadequate protection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ADITYA PRAKASHAN Indological Publishers \u0026 Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086650478896,"sku":"DRG.AdityaPrakashan _9788196871567","price":7450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/9788196871567.jpg?v=1756300029","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/early-matters-essays-on-the-history-of-buddhist-art-in-zangskar-western-himalaya","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}