RT Book
T1 Yungang: art, history, archaeology, liturgy
A1 Yi, Lidu
LA English
PP Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY
PB Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/890740801
AB "The first-ever comprehensive analysis of its kind in any western language, this unique volume provides a social art history of Yungang: a 5th-century rock-cut court cave complex, UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the greatest Buddhist monuments of all time. Yungang asks why, when, and under what circumstances this impressive cave sanctuary was made, and who played significant roles at various stages. Recent economic changes in China including the expansion of roads have led to unprecedented numbers of objects being unearthed on site and near the cave-chapels. Archaeological discoveries in 2010 have shed significant new light on the architectural configuration of monasteries in the capital and the functions of different sections of the cave complex, as well as monastic life within it. For the first time, it is possible to reconstruct where the monks lived and translated sacred literary texts, and to fully understand that freestanding monasteries are an important component of the rock-cut cave complex. Illustrated throughout with remarkable full-colour photographs, this re-examination of the cave-chapels, which brings together previous scholarship, primary documentation, and more than a decade of first-hand field research, will not only fill in the gaps in our knowledge about Yungang, but also raise, and answer, new questions in art history and archaeology."--Provided by publisher
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN DS797.75.Y865
SN 9781138049901
SN 1138049905
K1 Art and society : China : Yungang Caves : History
K1 Buddhism and culture : China : Yungang Caves
K1 Buddhism : China : Yungang Caves : Ritual
K1 Art and society : History : China : Yungang Caves
K1 Buddhism : Ritual : China : Yungang Caves
K1 Art and society
K1 Buddhism and culture
K1 Buddhism
K1 Yungang Caves (China)
K1 Yungang Caves (China) : History
K1 Yungang Caves (China) : History : China : Yungang Caves