The Dynastic Arts Of The Kushans
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The Dynasty Arts Of The Kushans
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Author : John M. Rosenfield
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
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The Dynasty Arts Of The Kushans written by John M. Rosenfield and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The Dynastic Arts Of The Kushans
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Author : John M. Rosenfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-01-01
The Dynastic Arts Of The Kushans written by John M. Rosenfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Art, Kushan categories.
The Dynastic Arts Of The Kushans
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Author : John M. Rosenfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Dynastic Arts Of The Kushans written by John M. Rosenfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
The Cultural History Of The Kush N Dynasty
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Author : Kanai Chandra Paul
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
The Cultural History Of The Kush N Dynasty written by Kanai Chandra Paul and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with categories.
Image Problems
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Author : Robert Daniel DeCaroli
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Image Problems written by Robert Daniel DeCaroli and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Art categories.
This deft and lively study by Robert DeCaroli explores the questions of how and why the earliest verifiable images of the historical Buddha were created. In so doing, DeCaroli steps away from old questions of where and when to present the history of Buddhism�s relationship with figural art as an ongoing set of negotiations within the Buddhist community and in society at large. By comparing innovations in Brahmanical, Jain, and royal artistic practice, DeCaroli examines why no image of the Buddha was made until approximately five hundred years after his death and what changed in the centuries surrounding the start of the Common Era to suddenly make those images desirable and acceptable. The textual and archaeological sources reveal that figural likenesses held special importance in South Asia and were seen as having a significant amount of agency and power. Anxiety over image use extended well beyond the Buddhists, helping to explain why images of Vedic gods, Jain teachers, and political elites also are absent from the material record of the centuries BCE. DeCaroli shows how the emergence of powerful dynasties and rulers, who benefited from novel modes of visual authority, was at the root of the changes in attitude toward figural images. However, as DeCaroli demonstrates, a strain of unease with figural art persisted, even after a tradition of images of the Buddha had become established.
History Of Central Asia The 4 Volume Set
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Author : Christoph Baumer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-04-18
History Of Central Asia The 4 Volume Set written by Christoph Baumer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-18 with History categories.
This set includes all four volumes of the critically acclaimed History of Central Asia series. The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations, as well as many of the most transformative developments, in the history of civilization. Christoph Baumer's ambitious four-volume treatment of the region charts the 3000-year drama of Scythians and Sarmatians; Soviets and transcontinental Silk Roads; trade routes and the transmission of ideas across the steppes; and the breathless and brutal conquests of Alexander the Great and Chinghiz Khan. Masterfully interweaving the stories of individuals and peoples, the author's engaging prose is richly augmented throughout by colour photographs taken on his own travels. This set includes The Age of the Steppe Warriors (Volume 1), The Age of the Silk Roads (Volume 2), The Age of Islam and the Mongols (Volume 3) and The Age of Decline and Revival (Volume 4)
On The Cusp Of An Era
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Author : Doris Srinivasan
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007
On The Cusp Of An Era written by Doris Srinivasan and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
South Asian religious art became codified during the Ku a Period (ca. beginning of the 2nd to the mid 3rd century). Yet, to date, neither the chronology nor nature of Ku a Art, marked by great diversity, is well understood. The Ku a Empire was huge, stretching from Uzbekistan through northern India, and its multicultural artistic expressions became the fountainhead for much of South Asian Art. The premise of this book is that Ku a Art achieves greater clarity through analyses of the arts and cultures of the Pre- Ku a World, those lands becoming the Empire. Fourteen papers in this book by leading experts on regional topography and connective pathways; interregional, multicultural comparisons; art historical, archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and textual studies represent the first coordinated effort having this focus.
Persian Cultures Of Power And The Entanglement Of The Afro Eurasian World
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Author : Matthew P. Canepa
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2024-01-02
Persian Cultures Of Power And The Entanglement Of The Afro Eurasian World written by Matthew P. Canepa and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-02 with History categories.
A cutting-edge analysis of 2,500 years of Persian visual, architectural, and material cultures of power and their role in connecting the world. With the rise of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE), Persian institutions of kingship became the model for legitimacy, authority, and prestige across three continents. Despite enormous upheavals, Iranian visual and political cultures connected an ever-wider swath of Afro-Eurasia over the next two millennia, exerting influence at key historical junctures. This book provides the first critical exploration of the role Persian cultures played in articulating the myriad ways power was expressed across Afro-Eurasia between the sixth century BCE and the nineteenth century CE. Exploring topics such as royal cosmologies, fashion, banqueting, manuscript cultures, sacred landscapes, and inscriptions, the volume’s essays analyze the intellectual and political exchanges of art, architecture, ritual, and luxury material within and beyond the Persian world. They show how Perso-Iranian cultures offered neighbors and competitors raw material with which to formulate their own imperial aspirations. Unique among studies of Persia and Iran, this volume explores issues of change, renovation, and interconnectivity in these cultures over the longue durée.
Archaeology And Religion In Early Northwest India
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Author : Daniel Michon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-12
Archaeology And Religion In Early Northwest India written by Daniel Michon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-12 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the ways in which past cultures have been used to shape colonial and postcolonial cultural identities. It provides a theoretical framework to understand these processes, and offers illustrative case studies in which the agency of ancient peoples, rather than the desires of antiquarians and archaeologists, is brought to the fore.
Seekers Of The Naked Truth
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Author : Paul LeValley
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Release Date : 2018-01-01
Seekers Of The Naked Truth written by Paul LeValley and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Why would I spend a good portion of my time over the last 35 years gathering information on the Gymnosophists? The story begins even earlier. As an undergraduate student in the Flint College of the University of Michigan, I pursued an English major with a strong history minor-always looking for something between the two, and rarely finding it. Then in my practice teaching, I happened into one of the early experimental high school courses in Interdisciplinary Humanities. With the exciting interrelationships between art, literature, music, philosophy and history, I said YES-this was what I had been looking for. So I pioneered in teaching high school Humanities for the next few years. Interdisciplinary Humanities was a bottom-up movement. Gradually, colleges began offering Masters programs to give teachers the rich background they needed. I decided I was not tied to Michigan where it was cold; I would find the best Masters program in Humanities anywhere in the world, and go there. Well, it turned out that the best Masters program in the world was at Wayne State University in Detroit, of all places. Unlike other programs that were really just double majors, Wayne offered truly interdisciplinary classes. Moreover, they offered an Eastern track and a Western track. Knowing that I would never find that Eastern track anywhere else, I studied interdisciplinary courses in the cultures of India, China, Japan, and Egypt. (The middle-eastern professor was on sabbatical when I was there.) I especially liked India-perhaps because I had already travelled around the world, and India impressed me the most.