Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Download Art And Culture Of Nepal full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Art And Culture Of Nepal ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author : Mary Shepherd Slusser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Art and Culture of Nepal written by Mary Shepherd Slusser and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ram Dayal Rakesh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Folk Culture of Nepal written by Ram Dayal Rakesh and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bertrand Goy
Publisher : 5Continents
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wood Sculpture in Nepal written by Bertrand Goy and published by 5Continents. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book offers a brief survey of the history of Nepal recalling why, leaving aside the Kathmandu valley, the sum of knowledge on its material culture lacks the objective distance allowed by other non-European civilizations: the country, long closed to Western visitors, opened but recently, and documents prior to the 1960s are scarce." "Bertrand Goy's research into the archives leads us on the tracks of is statuary, while the ethnologist Gisele Krauskopff shares with us a line of thought supported by her field experience and her knowledge of Nepalese culture. The testimony of a photographer traveller who visited Nepal in the pioneering days completes this volume with Hugues Dubois' photographs of the masks and statuettes collected over the past twenty years by Max Itzikovitz." --Book Jacket.
Author : Michael J. Hutt
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Nepal written by Michael J. Hutt and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Essential for both the traveller and scholar alike, Nepal fills a long dormant gap in the literature of this spectacular region and is a product of many years of individual research by scholars of Nepal's history, religion, art and sociology. It draws on a variety of authoritative studies of Nepal's cultural history that have been published in European and Nepalese languages." "The guide begins with an overview of the history of Nepal. This focuses on the Kathmandu Valley, with its rich and sophisticated culture, but also outlines developments of historical importance outside the Valley. This is followed by a detailed introduction to religion as it is practised in Nepal: here, the focus is on Hinduism and Buddhism, and on the major deities of each tradition, their relationship to one another, and their representation in art and sculpture." "Although written mainly by academics, the book is intended for a general readership. Easily portable in format, Nepal does not tell the reader where to stay, what to eat or what to wear. It will though help those who wish to appreciate the cultural splendours of Nepal in their historical and religious context and require more information than is imparted by the average tourist guidebook."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 : 9789004057500
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (575 download)
Download or read book The arts of Nepal II. written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1974 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Shepherd Slusser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780295990293
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)
Download or read book The Antiquity of Nepalese Wood Carving written by Mary Shepherd Slusser and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Slusser's work on the history of the art and culture of Nepal is marked by a series of discoveries and critical reassessments that have advanced our comprehension of this extraordinarily rich culture and art in a revolutionary way. In The Antiquity of Nepalese Wood Carving, Dr. Slusser drastically revises our perception of the marvelous wooden sculpture of the Kathmandu Valley.--Previously considered to be no earlier than the thirteenth century, the earliest of these wooden masterpieces have now been clearly demonstrated to date from the sixth or seventh century, the time of the Licchavis, lords of Nepal from about 300 to 850. Slusser has used an important scientific tool, radiocarbon dating, to help realign -- and correct -- our overly conservative accepted perceptions of the antiquity of Nepalese wood sculpture. The book is bolstered by the meticulous and painstaking research and documentation that are among the hallmarks of Slusser's works. It is also enriched by her extraordinary photographic archive. Beautiful struts and architectural details that have long been missing from the sites where Slusser first saw them are shown once again in situ in this work, and new photographs, largely the work of Neil Greentree, reveal a wealth of previously unsuspected detail. Also included is an essay by Paul Jett that is both a brief explanation of the science of radiocarbon testing and a validation of the revised dating of Nepalese wood carving proposed in the study.--Mary Shepherd Slusser is the author of an authoritative history of the culture of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Mandala. --Paul Jett is director of conservation and scientific research at the Freer/Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.-
Author : Ramdevsinh Jadeja
Publisher : Ramdev Jadeja
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Art & Culture written by Ramdevsinh Jadeja and published by Ramdev Jadeja. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the syllabus of Indian Heritage and Culture for General Studies Paper I. A wide ranged knowledge base of the Indian, Art, paintings, music and architecture has been presented with the help of several pictures and diagrams which will arouse the readers interest. The content is also supported with a plethora of questions that will help students to prepare for the examination.
Author : Alex R. Furger
Publisher : Librum Publishers & Editors LLC
ISBN 13 : 9783906897066
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (97 download)
Download or read book The Gilded Buddha written by Alex R. Furger and published by Librum Publishers & Editors LLC. This book was released on 2017 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates in words and images the traditional metal crafts practised for over a thousand years by the creators of religious Buddhist statues in Nepal. The skills of these artisans are nurtured with deep respect for tradition, regarding religion, iconography and technology. Wax modellers, mould makers, casters, fire-gilders and chasers are among the specialists of the Newar ethnic group, whose work is characterised to this day by a melding of age-old technology, great skill, religious observance and contemplation. There are numerous books and exhibition catalogues dedicated to Buddhist art and iconography but little was available about the craft of the artists who turn the religious imagery into metal casts. This book fills this gap, with a thoroughly documented and historical account of the development of this "archaic" technology. The well-informed text and comprehensive photographic coverage constitute the only up-to-date account and full documentation of an art that is 1300 years old but dying out: the "ritual" production of Buddhist statues in the lost wax casting technique. The author, Dr. Alex Furger, is an archaeologist who has studied ancient metallurgy and metalworking techniques over the past four decades. He spent twenty-five years at the head of the Roman site of Augusta Raurica and lives in Basel (Switzerland). He is the author of over 130 articles in scientific journals and twelve books in the field of culture history. The fieldwork for this book led him repeatedly to Nepal, where he met and interviewed dozens of craftsmen in their workshops. This book is addressed to readers interested in culture history, travellers to Asia, collectors of statues of Buddha, (avocational) metalworkers, historians of technology, Buddhists, ethnologists, archaeologists, art historians, scholars of Asia and to libraries and museums.
Author : Deepak Shimkhada
Publisher : Marg Publications
ISBN 13 : 9789380581088
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Nepal written by Deepak Shimkhada and published by Marg Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles on Nepali art, architecture, performances, and religious traditions.
Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Art of the Himalayas written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A millennium of paintings, textiles, metal sculptures, ritual objects; aesthetic, religious contexts.
Author :
Publisher : Radius Books
ISBN 13 : 9781934435724
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (357 download)
Download or read book Nepal, 1975-2011 written by and published by Radius Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1975, as a young Peace Corps volunteer, Kevin Bubriski (born 1954) was sent to Nepal's northwest Karnali Zone, the country's remotest and most economically depressed region. He walked the length and breadth of the Karnali, conducting feasibility studies for gravity-flow drinking water systems and overseeing their construction. He also photographed the villagers he lived among, producing an extraordinary series of 35mm and large-format black-and-white images. Over more than three decades, Bubriski has returned many times to Nepal, maintaining his close association with the country and its people. "Images of Nepal 1975-2011" presents this remarkable body of work--photographs that document Nepal's evolution over a 36-year period from a traditional Himalayan culture to the globalized society of today. Both visual anthropology and cultural history, it is also a succinct look at one photographer's aesthetic evolution.
Author : Erika Klimecky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578940984
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)
Download or read book One World Lens written by Erika Klimecky and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One World Lens, by Erika Klimecky, gives you the opportunity to travel vicariously in a way you would never get to in real life. Not only are the author's adventures authentic and decidedly non-touristy, they're once-in-a-lifetime experiences because of her unique relationships with the Nepali and Sherpa people. And yet joining famous musicians on stage, doing charity work with celebrity DJs, and praying with monks by special invitation are all somehow tangible and relatable events because of Klimecky's delicious descriptions and fabulous photographs. This book takes you on a physical, thought-provoking, and emotional journey that, in the end, results in loving the people and culture of Nepal and being invested in their well-being.
Author : Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199341184
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Reciting the Goddess written by Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reciting the Goddess presents the first critical study of the Svasthanivratakatha (SVK), a sixteenth-century Hindu narrative textual tradition. The extensive SVK manuscript tradition offers a rare opportunity to observe the making of a specific, distinct Hindu religious tradition. Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz argues that the SVK serves as a lens through which we can observe the creation of modern 'Hinduism' in the Himalayas, as the text both mirrored and informed key moments in the self-conscious creation of Nepal as the 'world's only Hindu kingdom' in the late medieval and early modern period. Birkenholtz mines the literary historiography that is contained within the SVK text itself, chronicling the text's literary and narrative development as well as the development of the Svasthani goddess tradition. She outlines the process whereby the SVK gradually transformed into a Purana text, and became a critical source for Nepali Hindu belief and identity. She also examines the elusive character of the goddess Svasthani whose identity is tied to the pan-Hindu goddess tradition, and the representation of women in the SVK and the ways in which the text influenced local and regional debates on the ideal of Hindu womanhood. Reciting the Goddess presents Nepal's celebrated SVK as a micro-level illustration of the powerful ways in which people, place, and literature intersect to produce new ideas and concepts of identity and place, even in a historically non-literate culture.
Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 4884838726
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (848 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Nepal written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia that is situated between India and China. It has a population of almost 30 million, and is known for its stunning natural beauty and unique cultural traditions. The country is home to some of the world's highest mountains, including Mount Everest, which attracts thousands of trekkers and climbers every year. Nepal's geography is also marked by deep river valleys, dense forests, and a variety of wildlife. Despite being one of the poorest countries in the world, Nepal has a rich cultural heritage that is reflected in its festivals, music, and art. The country's religion is predominantly Hinduism, although there is also a sizeable Buddhist minority. Visitors to Nepal can explore ancient temples, palaces, and shrines, as well as enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as trekking, rafting, and paragliding. Nepal is also home to over a hundred different ethnic groups, each with their own distinct language and customs, making it a truly vibrant and diverse country.
Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520288475
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Puja and Piety written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-04-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanies the exhibition presented at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, April 17-July 31, 2016.
Author : Pal
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004483276
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Arts of Nepal written by Pal and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Madan Chitrakar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789937249331
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (493 download)
Download or read book Nepali Art written by Madan Chitrakar and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
