Sarah Milledge Nelson

Gyeongju (eBook, ePUB)

The Capital of Golden Silla

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Gyeongju was the capital of the Kingdom of Silla in Korea from the fourth century to the tenth century, growing from a loose confederation of villages to become the capital of most of the Korean peninsula. In this volume, the history of this fascinating city, rich in archaeological discoveries, is charted from its earliest periods through its zenith as capital of a brilliant golden era, to Silla's eventual unification of the whole Korean peninsula. Gyeongju is crucial reading for anyone interested in the city, the kingdon of Silla, the history and archaeology of Korea, and early urbanism and state formation in East Asia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317237921
• Artikelnr.: 47903666

Autorenporträt

Sarah Milledge Nelson is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Denver, USA. Some of her authored books are The Archaeology of Korea; Shamans, Queens and Figurines; and Spirit Bird Journey, a novel about Korean archaeology, as well as several other books and journal articles. She has been working on Korean archaeology since 1970.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. The Ancient City of Gyeongju

2. Saro/Silla and the Historic Record

3. Gyeongju Archaeology

4. Production: Ceramics, Bronze, Iron, and Gold

5. Silk Roads and Trade Routes

6. Ranking and Sumptuary Rules

7. Rulership in Silla

8. Religions in Gyeongju

9. Gyeongju and Japan

10. Gyeongju in East Asian Perspective: A Summary and Critique

Bibliography

Index

Rezensionen

Gyeongju, the capital of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, is known for its majestic gold crowns and earrings excavated from mounded tombs. Recent archaeological findings from Silla sites demonstrate a culture that extends far beyond these gold adornments. Nelson's book highlights the implications of archaeological contexts and gendered perspectives to shed light on the intersection of archaeology and written texts. This book is an excellent addition to the field, challenging genderless perspectives of material culture in the study of early historic Asia.

- Professor Junko Habu, University of California at Berkeley, USA

Archaeologist Nelson (Univ. Denver) has written a compact and accessible book that succinctly combines archaeological and historical information on the organization and development of the early Korean kingdom of Silla through a recounting of the rise and fall of its capital city, Gyeongju.

-C. E. Peterson, University of Hawai'i at Manoa