Art and landscape [electronic resource] : Buddhist rock sculptures of late antique Swat/Uiyna / Anna Filigenzi ; with contributions by Luca Maria Olivieri and a note by Peter Rockwell.
Imprint
Wien : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2015.
Foreword / Pierfrancesco Callieri and Michael Alram – Preface – Part I. Analytical study – Introduction – A general overview – The zdecline of Buddhismy a new archaeological framework for cultural changes – The iconographic and stylistic language of the sculptures – Avalokitevara-Padmapni – Maitreya – The whispering of Vajrayna – The zalieny presences – Appendix I. Graphic summary – Appendix II. Rock-cut carving and stelae in the Swat Valley : a commentary on the carving technique by Peter Rockwell – Part II. The corpus of the sculptures : catalogue and photographic documentation – Introduction – Catalogue – Illustrations Part II – Tables of correspondences – References – Analytical index – List of figures of Part I – List of negatives of the photographs of Part II.
Summary
Buddhist rock sculpture of Swat/Uddiyana (7th-8th cent. CE): Analytical study of its aesthetic values, technical concept, historical background and cultural influence.
