Nepal Through the Ages : Approach to Ancient History, Art, Architecture, Culture and Society
Contents: Preface. Foreword. 1. People of Nepal. 2. Palaeo-environment and pre-history of Nepal. 3. Some historical lores of ancient Nepal. 4. Ancient Nepal. 5. Historical perspectives of Nepal--India border relations. 6. Lumbini : the birth-place of Lord Buddha. 7. Why Tilaurakot is Kapilvastu? 8. An introduction to the history and art traditions of Mithila. 9. Cultural heritage of Nepal. 10. Religion and King as unifying force in the Kathmandu Valley. 11. Nepalese society during Malla and early Shah periods. 12. Some reflections on the culture of western development sector. 13. Religious traditions and beliefs of the people of Western Nepal. 14. Some aspects of religion and art of Nepal. 15. A short prolegomenon to the archaeology of Bheri Zone, Mid-Western Nepal. 16. Temple architecture of Kapilvastu. 17. Architective of Kapilvastu. 18. The art of Kapilvastu. 19. The structure of the Mandala paintings of Nepal. 20. Painted scrolls of Nepal. 21. The manuscript paintings of Nepal. 22. The art of Simaraungarh, Narayani Zone. 23. Iconography of the Lokesvara images in the Swayambhunath Museum of Nepal. 24. Buddhist monuments of Western Nepal. 25. Development of theatre art in Nepal. Index.
"This book is the collection of selected papers on the History and Culture of Nepal. This book shows the originality of approach in dealing with various aspects of history and culture through the ages of its existence. It is a work of its own kind and tells the story of ancient and medieval Nepal for which the people of Nepal struggled in fixing the values in the political, social, cultural, religious and other fields.
This work is an interpretive attempt of thoughts. It has been written in simple bold and lucid style. The articles in the book are very informative and scholarly, and are research based. This book will be highly useful for both general readers and researchers in the field of Ancient History and culture. This book has tried to bring out the importance of the changing elements in the kaleidoscope of ancient Nepalese life." (jacket)
