Scribes, Texts, and Rituals in Early Tibet and Dunhuang. Proceedings of the Third Old Tibetan Studies Panel held at the Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Vancouver 2010

Dotson, Brandon; Iwao, Kazushi; Takeuchi, Tsuguhito

ISBN 10: 3895009385 / ISBN 13: 9783895009389

Published by Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2013

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2013. 8°. Cl., 156 pp., 31 ill. b/w, 19 ill. (colour) on plates (=Contributions to Tibetan Studies, Vol. 9) English text. This volume presents new findings and original research concerning early Tibet and the social and cultural history of the Tibetan Empire (c. 600 850 CE). In five chapters, leading scholars approach the problem of textual production in interrelated and complementary ways. These include a chapter on the social history of scribal practice in Dunhuang, a codicological study of royally commissioned sutras, a palaeographical essay at a typology of early Tibetan writing, a study of hunting topoi in narrative and ritual texts, and a text-critical approach to an early Bon tantra. Demonstrating the methodological breadth of the field of early Tibetan studies, the remaining contributions range from an archeological study of pre-historic ritual artefacts and an art-historical study of illuminated tomb panels to two chapters on Tibetan imperial administration and a chapter on the cosmopolitan origins of materia medica used in the Silk Road entrepôt of Dunhuang. The work will be of interest to all those interested in the language, history, and culture of early Tibet. Its essays are appropriate for those ranging from undergraduates to professional scholars.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scribes, Texts, and Rituals in Early Tibet and Dunhuang. Proceedings of the Third Old Tibetan Studies Panel held at the Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Vancouver 2010
• Publisher: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3895009385
• ISBN 13: 9783895009389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This volume presents new findings and original research concerning early Tibet and the social and cultural history of the Tibetan Empire (c. 600-850 CE). In five chapters, leading scholars approach the problem of textual production in interrelated and complementary ways. These include a chapter on the social history of scribal practice in Dunhuang, a codicological study of royally commissioned sutras, a palaeographical essay at a typology of early Tibetan writing, a study of hunting topoi in narrative and ritual texts, and a text-critical approach to an early Bon tantra. Demonstrating the methodological breadth of the field of early Tibetan studies, the remaining contributions range from an archeological study of pre-historic ritual artefacts and an art-historical study of illuminated tomb panels to two chapters on Tibetan imperial administration and a chapter on the cosmopolitan origins of materia medica used in the Silk Road entrepot of Dunhuang. The work will be of interest to all those interested in the language, history, and culture of early Tibet. Its essays are appropriate for those ranging from undergraduates to professional scholars.

About the Author

Brandon Dotson (D.Phil., Oxford 2007) is the leader of the "Kingship and Religion in Tibet" research group at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen (2010-2015). Among his many works is "The Old Tibetan Annals: An Annotated Translation of Tibet's First History" (Vienna, 2009). Kazushi Iwao (PhD, Kyoto, 2006) is visiting scholar at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies. His work on Tibetan administration has appears in "Historical and Philological Studies of China's Western Regions, Memoirs of the Toyo Bunko," and other scholarly journals. Tsuguhito Takeuchi (PhD, Indiana 1994) is Professor of Linguistics and Dean of Research at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies. He is the author of numerous books, articles, and catalogues, including "Old Tibetan Contracts from Central Asia" (Tokyo, 1995). He is editor-in-chief of Old Tibetan Documents Online.