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SUMMARY:In the shadow of Mt Kailash: The politics of visual constructions 
 in a trans-boundary cultural landscapes - Abhimanyu Pandey\, Kailash Sacre
 d Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative &amp\; ICIMOD
DTSTART:20151112T150000Z
DTEND:20151112T170000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes
DESCRIPTION:The Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL) is a trans-boundary landsca
 pe spreading over China\, India\, and Nepal around these countries’ west
 ern tri-juncture. Lying in a remote corner of southwestern Tibetan Autonom
 ous Region (TAR)\, China\, Mt Kailash has been one of the most important p
 ilgrimage sites for Bonpos\, Hindus\, Jains\, Sikhs\, and Tibetan Buddhist
 s. The parts of India and Nepal that adjoin this part of China have had hi
 storic trans-boundary ties of pilgrimage\, trade\, knowledge sharing\, pil
 grimage\, natural resource use\, and conquest. While Mt Kailash and its ad
 joining sacred lake Manasarovar have been described in mythic narratives a
 nd legends of diverse religious traditions for centuries\, the last two hu
 ndred years saw a profusion of writing\, photography\, and map drawing on 
 the KSL. More recently\, certain dominant\, totalizing narratives have eme
 rged on the KSL from commercial and state interests promoting pilgrimage a
 nd tourism in the region. This talk will discuss how the use of the divers
 e body of local regional and historic sources for generating interpretatio
 n material on the KSL can provide a richer\, more inclusive understanding 
 of this multi-layered\, complex landscape than the currently dominant narr
 atives emerging through commercial and state narratives. 
LOCATION:S2 Seminar Room\, Alison Richard Building\, Cambridge\, 7 West Rd
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