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Art and Landscape

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PRELIMINARIES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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FOREWORD

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PREFACE

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ABBREVIATIONS

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PART I ANALYTICAL STUDY - INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER 1: A general overview

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CHAPTER 2: The “decline of Buddhism”: a new archaeological framework for cultural changes

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CHAPTER 3: The iconographic and stylistic language of the sculptures

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CHAPTER 4: Avalokitesvara-Padmapani

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CHAPTER 5: Maitreya

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CHAPTER 6: The whispering of Vajrayana

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CHAPTER 7: The "alien" presences

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APPENDIX I: Graphic summary - APPENDIX II: Rock-cut carving and stelae in the Swat Valley: a commentary on the carving technique by Peter Rockwell

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PART II THE CORPUS OF THE SCULPTURES - INTRODUCTION

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CATALOGUE

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ILLUSTRATIONS PART II

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TABLES OF CORRESPONDENCES

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REFERENCES

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ANALYTICAL INDEX

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LIST OF FIGURES OF PART I - LIST OF NEGATIVES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF PART II

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