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Intro
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Notes on Transliteration
Chapter 1. The Wise Collection: An Overview
1.1. Key Data
1.2. Cataloguing in the British Library
1.3. Overview of the Maps and Drawings (Sorted by the BL Shelfmarks)
1.4. Dating the Material
Chapter 2. The Wise Collection: Reading Maps and Drawings
Chapter 3. The Wise Collection: A Biography
Chapter 4. The Wise Collection Key Players: William Edmund Hay and the Tibetan Lama
4.1. Hay's Way to the Western Himalayas
4.2. Hay in Kullu
4.3. "A Very Fair Draughtsman": The Lama from Lhasa
Chapter 5. Historical Background
5.1. British Exploration of Tibet in the Mid-nineteenth Century
5.2. The Tibetan Perspective
5.3. Knowledge Production in the Nineteenth Century
Chapter 6. Peoples and Costumes of the Himalayas
Chapter 7. Putting Lhasa on the Map
7.1. Potala and Surroundings
7.2. Jokhang Temple and Surroundings
Chapter 8. Places and Events in Lhasa
8.1. Néchung State Oracle
8.2. Ache Lhamo Performance at Tsémönling Monastery
8.3. Rope Sliding at the Potala Shöl Area
8.4. A Kalachakra Ceremony in the Potala Déyangshar
8.5. A Governmental Ritual in the Chinese Guandi Temple (Gesar Lhakhang)
8.6. Disposing of the Dead at Lhasa
8.7. Sharing Knowledge on Religion
8.8. Visual Narratives on Tibetan Wedding Ceremonies
Chapter 9. Journey to the South
9.1. The Eastern Kyichu Valley
9.2. Samyé Monastery and Surroundings
9.3. Ceremonies at Samyé Monastery
9.4. The Northern Yarlung Valley
9.5. The Chonggyé Valley and Southern Borderlands
Chapter 10. Journey to the West
10.1. The Western Kyichu Valley
10.2. Yamdrok Lake and Surroundings
10.3. Gyantsé and the Nyang Valley
10.4. Shigatse and Surroundings.
10.5. Lhatsé, Shelkar and Dingri
10.6. From Ngamring to Saga
10.7. Tradün and Surroundings
10.8. Lake Manasarowar and Surroundings
10.9. Mount Kailash and Surroundings
10.10. Gartok and Gar Gunsa
10.11. Western Tibetan Borderlands
10.12. The Lama's Journey to Kullu
Chapter 11. Travelling in the West: The Ladakh Indus Valley and Zangskar Valley
11.1. The Ladakh Indus Valley
11.2. The Zangskar Valley
Chapter 12. Conclusion: Understanding the Wise Collection
Glossary
List of Tibetan Words
Bibliography
Index.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Notes on Transliteration
Chapter 1. The Wise Collection: An Overview
1.1. Key Data
1.2. Cataloguing in the British Library
1.3. Overview of the Maps and Drawings (Sorted by the BL Shelfmarks)
1.4. Dating the Material
Chapter 2. The Wise Collection: Reading Maps and Drawings
Chapter 3. The Wise Collection: A Biography
Chapter 4. The Wise Collection Key Players: William Edmund Hay and the Tibetan Lama
4.1. Hay's Way to the Western Himalayas
4.2. Hay in Kullu
4.3. "A Very Fair Draughtsman": The Lama from Lhasa
Chapter 5. Historical Background
5.1. British Exploration of Tibet in the Mid-nineteenth Century
5.2. The Tibetan Perspective
5.3. Knowledge Production in the Nineteenth Century
Chapter 6. Peoples and Costumes of the Himalayas
Chapter 7. Putting Lhasa on the Map
7.1. Potala and Surroundings
7.2. Jokhang Temple and Surroundings
Chapter 8. Places and Events in Lhasa
8.1. Néchung State Oracle
8.2. Ache Lhamo Performance at Tsémönling Monastery
8.3. Rope Sliding at the Potala Shöl Area
8.4. A Kalachakra Ceremony in the Potala Déyangshar
8.5. A Governmental Ritual in the Chinese Guandi Temple (Gesar Lhakhang)
8.6. Disposing of the Dead at Lhasa
8.7. Sharing Knowledge on Religion
8.8. Visual Narratives on Tibetan Wedding Ceremonies
Chapter 9. Journey to the South
9.1. The Eastern Kyichu Valley
9.2. Samyé Monastery and Surroundings
9.3. Ceremonies at Samyé Monastery
9.4. The Northern Yarlung Valley
9.5. The Chonggyé Valley and Southern Borderlands
Chapter 10. Journey to the West
10.1. The Western Kyichu Valley
10.2. Yamdrok Lake and Surroundings
10.3. Gyantsé and the Nyang Valley
10.4. Shigatse and Surroundings.
10.5. Lhatsé, Shelkar and Dingri
10.6. From Ngamring to Saga
10.7. Tradün and Surroundings
10.8. Lake Manasarowar and Surroundings
10.9. Mount Kailash and Surroundings
10.10. Gartok and Gar Gunsa
10.11. Western Tibetan Borderlands
10.12. The Lama's Journey to Kullu
Chapter 11. Travelling in the West: The Ladakh Indus Valley and Zangskar Valley
11.1. The Ladakh Indus Valley
11.2. The Zangskar Valley
Chapter 12. Conclusion: Understanding the Wise Collection
Glossary
List of Tibetan Words
Bibliography
Index.