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Besting the Best: Warriors and Warfare in the Cultural and Religious Traditions of Tibet: A Historical, Ethnographic and Archaeological Survey of Martialism over the Last Three Millennia |
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Bellezza, John Vincent (著)
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| Date | 2020.10.01 |
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| Pages | 563 |
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| Publisher | Lumbini International Research Institute |
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| Publisher Url |
https://www.lirilumbini.com/
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| Location | Lumbini, Nepal [藍毗尼, 尼泊爾] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Table of contents | Acknowledgements xv
General Introduction 1
Overview 1
A chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the major themes and theses of the book 7
Tibet and war in the global setting 12
A chronology of the archaeological resources utilized 18
CHAPTER ONE
Violence and War in Buddhism 25
The doctrinal foundation 25
The ritual application of bellicosity 27
The visionary call to arms 31
CHAPTER TWO
Violence and Martialism in Tibetan Societies 35
The democratization of belligerence 35
The warlike proclivities of pastoralists in the northern grasslands 36
The arrow 48
CHAPTER THREE
The Divine Companions of Warriors 59
The tradition of warlike protector deities 59
Old Tibetan antecedents of the mountain gods 67
The martial splendor of mountain gods 79
CHAPTER FOUR
The Quintessential Warrior Spirits 89
The dgra-lha protectors of males 89
The dgra-bla in Old Tibetan literature 91
The sgra-bla in Yungdrung Bon literature 95
CHAPTER FIVE
Imperial Warriors and Warfare in Tibetan Literature 105
The imperial polity 105
Imperial military organization 113
The accoutrements of the warrior in the time of empire 154
CHAPTER SIX
Prehistoric Martial Traditions in Tibetan Literature 175
The martial foundations of the Tibetan political dispensation 175
The warlike deeds of prehistoric kings and priests 183
CHAPTER SEVEN
Armaments of Upper Tibet and Other Martial Symbols in the Late Prehistoric Era 191
Weapons discovered in Far Western Tibet and related types 191
Tibetan copper alloy armed and horseback riding fi gures 215
The shared idiom of armaments in Inner Asia 225
CHAPTER EIGHT
Warriors, Warfare and Related Archaeological Sites of Upper Tibet
in the Late Prehistoric Era 239
Hor ses, monuments, war, and sociopolitical complexity in Inner Asia 239
Long stone grid necropolises in Upper Tibet 248
Hilltop fortifi cations in Upper Tibet 275
CHAPTER NINE
Martialism and Combat in the Rock Art of the Tibetan Plateau
and North Inner Asia 305
The lineaments of martial subjects in the rock art of Inner Asia 305
Combat-related rock art on the Tibetan Plateau 317
1. Bi-triangular anthropomorphs in Upper Tibet and Ladakh 320
2. Armed Mascoids in Upper Tibet and Ladakh 332
3. Combat-related rock art in Ladakh 337
4. Combat-related rock art in Spiti 347
5. Combat-related rock art in Yul-shul 351
6. Combat-related rock art in northern Amdo 355
Combat-related rock art on the Tibetan Plateau and North Inner Asia 356
1. Chariots 357
2. Mushroom-headed fi gures 375
3. Horsemen with banners 385
4. Structures and sensibilities in combat-related rock art 390
Conclusion 399
Catalogue of Rock Art Images 405
Introduction to the rock art catalogue 405
Gallery of images 414
Bibliography 507
Index 547 |
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| ISBN | 9937063043 (Paperback); 9789937063043 (Paperback) |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Besting the Best: Warriors and Warfare in the Cultural and Religious Traditions of Tibet. A Historical, Ethnographic and Archaeological Survey of Martialism Over the Last Three Millennia, by John Vincent Bellezza / Kværne, Per (評論)
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| Created date | 2024.04.02 |
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| Modified date | 2024.05.08 |
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