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Focuses on the sixteenth-century wall paintings in a Buddhist temple in the Tibetan cultural zone of northwest India. This illustrated study traces the devotional, political, and artistic histories that have influenced the paintings' production and reception over the centuries of their use.

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A forceful study on the specificity of Gyapagpa's painting.

* South Asia Research *

Emphasizing the visual as primary evidence in the study of history, especially religious history, Kerin moves Buddhist art from the arena of museum displays, art markets, and aesthetics to the arena of dynamic interdisciplinary discourse, thus reaffirming the significance of in situ study. . . . Recommended.

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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Technical Notes

Introduction
1. Nako's Socio-Political History and Artistic Heritage
2. Forgetting to Remember: Gyapagpa Temple's Shifting Identity
3. Mapping Drigung Activity in Nako and the Western Himalaya
4. Gyapagpa's Painting Style and its Antecendents
5. Origin and Meaning of a Renascent Painting Tradition
Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Art and Devotion at a Buddhist Temple in the

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 6 July 2015
      ISBN-13 9780253013064
      978-0253013064
      ISBN-10 0253013062
      Also in:
      Tibetan Buddhism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focuses on the sixteenth-century wall paintings in a Buddhist temple in the Tibetan cultural zone of northwest India. This illustrated study traces the devotional, political, and artistic histories that have influenced the paintings' production and reception over the centuries of their use.

      Trade Review

      A forceful study on the specificity of Gyapagpa's painting.

      * South Asia Research *

      Emphasizing the visual as primary evidence in the study of history, especially religious history, Kerin moves Buddhist art from the arena of museum displays, art markets, and aesthetics to the arena of dynamic interdisciplinary discourse, thus reaffirming the significance of in situ study. . . . Recommended.

      * Choice *

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Technical Notes

      Introduction
      1. Nako's Socio-Political History and Artistic Heritage
      2. Forgetting to Remember: Gyapagpa Temple's Shifting Identity
      3. Mapping Drigung Activity in Nako and the Western Himalaya
      4. Gyapagpa's Painting Style and its Antecendents
      5. Origin and Meaning of a Renascent Painting Tradition
      Conclusion

      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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