Mustang at the Crossroads: on the Entanglement of Monastery Collections

Luczanits, Christian

Abstract

Undertaken since 2012, the documentation of monastery collections in Mustang, Nepal, reveals a broad range of interregional relationships. While these largely conform to the connections apparent in the political and religious history of the region, establishing them through objects found in the region makes them more concrete. The objects documented in Mustang not only account for interrelations between neighbors but also to the Kashmir region, northeast India, and the Chinese court. Further, they make clear that Mustang has to be understood as an artistic center in its own right which produced sculptures and manuscripts, partially of the highest quality.

Citation

Luczanits, C. (in press). Mustang at the Crossroads: on the Entanglement of Monastery Collections. In S. Cubelic, J. Shrestha, & C. Zotter (Eds.), A Yam between Two Rocks: Transcultural Histories of Nepal’s Relations with India, China, and Tibet. Heidelberg University Publishing

• Deposit Date: May 21, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Series Title: Documenta Nepalica
• Series ISSN: 2569-8141
• Book Title: A Yam between Two Rocks: Transcultural Histories of Nepal’s Relations with India, China, and Tibet
• Publisher URL: https://heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/series/hadw_dn
• Contract Date: Jan 27, 2025