… Buddhism at Bamiyan: we will explore what these statues … in genghis Khan’s annihilation of
Bamiyan in 1221) brought a new … homeland, the hazarajat, Bamiyan is located. Visitors of an …

Throughout history, destruction and loss of cultural heritage have frequently occurred as a
consequence of fanatic iconoclasm or as ‘collateral’ effects of armed conflicts. The devastation …

This article uses the recent controversy regarding the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas
as a paradigm to challenge essentializing notions of an “Islamic” response to the image. …

The author analyses a rare case of mirror-outrage that followed the destruction of the
Buddhas of Bamiyan. This event brought the Taliban and the international community into …

… statues that had been carved into the cliffs at Bamiyan. 1 The exact date they were carved is
not … 2 The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas, which was preceded by years of warfare and …

In the valley of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, approximately 1700 years ago, two large standing
Buddha statues were carved out of the sedimentary rock of the region. They were 53 and 38 m …

The Kyoto University Archaeological Mission carried out research on the Bamiyan caves in
Afghanistan between 1970 and 1978. We aimed at making a general photogrammatic map of …

Jamal J. Elias describes the 2001 destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afganistan at the
hands of the ruling Taliban militia. Elias argues that Western accounts of the Taliban's actions …

Throughout history, destruction and loss of cultural heritage have constantly occurred as a
consequence of fanatic iconoclasm or as “collateral” effects of armed conflicts. As early as 391 …

… The ancient city of Bamiyan is located on the Herat fault, a 1,200-… The Bamiyan region is
located in the transition zone … , a significant earthquake occurred near Bamiyan in 1956. The …