An Atlas of the Himalayas by a 19th Century Tibetan Lama : a Journey of Discovery /

Diana Lange's patient investigations have, in this wonderful piece of detective work, solved the mysteries of six extraordinary maps of routes across Tibet, clearly hand-drawn in the late 1850s by a local artist, known as the British Library's Wise Collection. Diana Lange now reveals not o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lange, Diana (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, [2020]
Colección:Brill's Tibetan studies library ; 45.
Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020.
Temas:
History.
History
Histoire.
history (discipline)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Illustrations
  • Notes on Transliteration
  • Chapter 1. The Wise Collection: An Overview
  • 1.1. Key Data
  • 1.2. Cataloguing in the British Library
  • 1.3. Overview of the Maps and Drawings (Sorted by the BL Shelfmarks)
  • 1.4. Dating the Material
  • Chapter 2. The Wise Collection: Reading Maps and Drawings
  • Chapter 3. The Wise Collection: A Biography
  • Chapter 4. The Wise Collection Key Players: William Edmund Hay and the Tibetan Lama
  • 4.1. Hay's Way to the Western Himalayas
  • 4.2. Hay in Kullu
  • 4.3. "A Very Fair Draughtsman": The Lama from Lhasa
  • Chapter 5. Historical Background
  • 5.1. British Exploration of Tibet in the Mid-nineteenth Century
  • 5.2. The Tibetan Perspective
  • 5.3. Knowledge Production in the Nineteenth Century
  • Chapter 6. Peoples and Costumes of the Himalayas
  • Chapter 7. Putting Lhasa on the Map
  • 7.1. Potala and Surroundings
  • 7.2. Jokhang Temple and Surroundings
  • Chapter 8. Places and Events in Lhasa
  • 8.1. Néchung State Oracle
  • 8.2. Ache Lhamo Performance at Tsémönling Monastery
  • 8.3. Rope Sliding at the Potala Shöl Area
  • 8.4. A Kalachakra Ceremony in the Potala Déyangshar
  • 8.5. A Governmental Ritual in the Chinese Guandi Temple (Gesar Lhakhang)
  • 8.6. Disposing of the Dead at Lhasa
  • 8.7. Sharing Knowledge on Religion
  • 8.8. Visual Narratives on Tibetan Wedding Ceremonies
  • Chapter 9. Journey to the South
  • 9.1. The Eastern Kyichu Valley
  • 9.2. Samyé Monastery and Surroundings
  • 9.3. Ceremonies at Samyé Monastery
  • 9.4. The Northern Yarlung Valley
  • 9.5. The Chonggyé Valley and Southern Borderlands
  • Chapter 10. Journey to the West
  • 10.1. The Western Kyichu Valley
  • 10.2. Yamdrok Lake and Surroundings
  • 10.3. Gyantsé and the Nyang Valley
  • 10.4. Shigatse and Surroundings
  • 10.5. Lhatsé, Shelkar and Dingri
  • 10.6. From Ngamring to Saga
  • 10.7. Tradün and Surroundings
  • 10.8. Lake Manasarowar and Surroundings
  • 10.9. Mount Kailash and Surroundings
  • 10.10. Gartok and Gar Gunsa
  • 10.11. Western Tibetan Borderlands
  • 10.12. The Lama's Journey to Kullu
  • Chapter 11. Travelling in the West: The Ladakh Indus Valley and Zangskar Valley
  • 11.1. The Ladakh Indus Valley
  • 11.2. The Zangskar Valley
  • Chapter 12. Conclusion: Understanding the Wise Collection
  • Glossary
  • List of Tibetan Words
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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