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Yungang - Art, History, Archaeology, Liturgy (Hardcover)
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Yungang - Art, History, Archaeology, Liturgy (Hardcover)
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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 perhaps answer, new
questions in art history.
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