1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971603103321

Autore

Kletter Raz

Titolo

Just past? : the making of Israeli archaeology / / Raz Kletter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Oakville, CT, : Equinox, 2006

London ; ; Oakville, CT : , : Equinox, , 2006

ISBN

1-317-49135-1

1-315-71124-9

1-317-49136-X

1-84553-721-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 362 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

933/.072/05694

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Political aspects - Israel

Archaeologists - Israel

Israel Antiquities Political aspects

Israel Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-343) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Archaeology and the 1948 war -- Abandoned places, new places -- Foreign aid -- Frozen funds -- A battalion of guards -- Relief work -- Man robs his land : "agreement" with General Dayan -- "Gold of Ophir for Beth-Horon" : 3,000 shekels -- The building beyond the border : the PAM, 1948-67 -- A building of dreams : a home for the IDAM and the origins of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem -- A dead man on the council : the story of the supreme archaeological body in Israel -- "But trust comes from the heart" : travels with the Government Tourist Corporation -- "Whether in a courtyard of a synagogue, in a courtyard adjacent to a synagogue, or under a synagogue" : the Safad affair -- The policy of salvage and early Israeli excavations -- Myths and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The land of Israel is rich in history and material culture and has long been the location of extensive archaeological excavation. Just Past? examines the origins of Israeli archaeology in the 1950s and 1960s. Drawing on previously unpublished documentary material, the study



offers a history of intriguing finds, failures and dreams. Just Past? covers a range of topics, from the 1948 war to the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums, issues of foreign aid, and the political circumstances behind the decision to start excavations at Masada. Highlighting the centrality of politics to archaeology in Israel/Palestine, Just Past? presents an assessment of the origins of Israeli archaeology which will be invaluable to students and scholars of history and archaeology.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996691916003316

Autore

Helman-Ważny Agnieszka

Titolo

The zhangzhung nyengyü 'tsakalis' : A cross-disciplinary analysis. / / Agnieszka Helman-Ważny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

LaVergne, : De Gruyter, 2025

ISBN

3-11-162348-3

3-11-162321-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Studies in Manuscript Cultures, ; 45.

Classificazione

HIS000000HIS008000LIT000000

Disciplina

294.3420423

Soggetti

Nonfiction

History

Literary Criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from eBook information screen..

Sommario/riassunto

This volume traces the history of a set of Tibetan tsakalis, consisting of sixty-five initiation cards that survived the mass destruction of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The set was eventually brought to Europe, the details of its origins having been lost. These tsakalis belong to the material culture of the Zhangzhung Nyengyü tradition, part of the Dzogchen practice common to both the Bon religion as well as certain schools of Buddhism. Used as a tool for transmitting knowledge from master to student, the cards document the transmission lineage of the Zhangzhung Nyengyü teachings. The contributions to this volume each



study the same object, but with different methodological approaches and tools to reveal its many facets. The authors are specialists in a range of fields including anthropology, art history, codicology, heritage science, artificial intelligence and archaeometry. This holistic research approach places the material object front and centre, exploring the creative process that transformed it from concept to artefact, then connecting the object with the rituals and people who used it to reconstruct a full account of its production, use and preservation.