Häftad, Engelska, 2017
Rebirth of Bodh Gaya
Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site
Av David Geary, K. Sivaramakrishnan, Padma Kaimal, Anand A Yang
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Beskrivning
This multilayered historical ethnography of Bodh Gaya — the place of Buddha’s enlightenment in the north Indian state of Bihar — explores the spatial politics surrounding the transformation of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex into a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. The rapid change from a small town based on an agricultural economy to an international destination that attracts hundreds of thousands of Buddhist pilgrims and visitors each year has given rise to a series of conflicts that foreground the politics of space and meaning among Bodh Gaya’s diverse constituencies.David Geary examines the modern revival of Buddhism in India, the colonial and postcolonial dynamics surrounding archaeological heritage and sacred space, and the role of tourism and urban development in India.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2017-11-15
- Mått: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
- Vikt: 363 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Serie: Global South Asia
- Antal sidor: 264
- Förlag: University of Washington Press
- ISBN: 9780295742373
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David Geary is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is the coeditor of Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site: Bodh Gaya Jataka.
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"Readers that are interested in Indian history and current affairs, as well as those curious about the heritage management aspects of a World Heritage designation will surely enjoy this book ."
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