简介:Accordingtotherelevanthistoricaldocuments,GuruChosdbangisacontroversialfigure.HeisconsideredoneofthefiveprominentgTer-ston(treasurediscoverers)inseveralchroniclesofNyingmatradition,however,BustonRinchengrubclaimsinhiscommentsonmantrapracticeinTibetthatGuruChosdbangofferedpervertedteachingsandfabricatedfalsetreasures.Thisisatopicofextremeinterestingtomanyresearchers,andthereareseveralofworksofEnglishscholarshipincludingJanetGyatso'sworkonGuruChosdbang'sautobiographyanalyzingitsnarrativemethods.Thereisstillmoreremainingtofigureout.
简介:MichaelHoffmandidagreatdealtotransform,perhapsevenrevolutionize,muchofthearchaeologicalenterpriseinEgypt,mostespeciallythearchaeologicalstudyofEgyptianprehistoryandtheemergenceofhistoricEgypt,beforehisuntimelydeath.Thegoals,methods,prioritiesandperspectivesofarchaeologistsaswellashistorianshavebeencatalyzedbyhisfieldwork,publications,andwidepresentationofhisresults.Itisnottoomuchtosaythattheconsciousnessofmanyofushasbeenraised,ouragendahaschanged,asaresultofhis"NewWorld-style"anthropologicallyandenvironmentallygroundedarchaeology