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Zhang Zhung : foundations of civilization in Tibet : a historical and ethnoarchaeological study of the monuments, rock art, texts, and oral tradition of the ancient Tibetan upland by John Vincent Bellezza; maps by Quentin Devers is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Using archaeological, anthropological and philological methodologies, Zhang Zhung presents the formative elements in the development of civilization in Upper Tibet, the vast upland north and west of Lhasa. Part I of this major work provides a comprehensive examination of the monumental and aesthetic traces of the Metal Age and early historic period in Upper Tibet. Based on a field survey project of twelve years duration, the morphological, constructional, mythological and cross-cultural traits of the region's visible archaeological wealth are described in detail, laying the groundwork for the meticulous textual analysis that follows. In Part II of the book, annotated translations of numerous excerpts from Bon and Buddhist texts present the traditional view of Tibet's ancient past. These indigenous literary accounts of the early cultural, religious and political complex of the Plateau are in turn systematically compared to the archaeological record, revealing critical points of agreement. Zhang Zhung has pioneered the application of empirical evidence to gauge the historicity and significance of Tibetan Bon sources. Part III is devoted to the study of the archaic funerary heritage o
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- Author
- John Vincent Bellezza; maps by Quentin Devers
- Publisher
- Östereichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften; Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783700160465
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Buddhism, Humanities