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52 produkter
Power, Presence and Space
South Asian Rituals in Archaeological Context
Av Henry Albery, Jens-Uwe Hartmann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2510 kr
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Patterns of ritual power, presence, and space are fundamentally connected to, and mirror, the societal and political power structures in which they are enacted.This book explores these connections in South Asia from the early Common Era until the present day. The essays in the volume examine a wide …
Archaeology of Sacred Spaces
The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE
Av Susan Verma Mishra, Himanshu Prabha Ray
Häftad, 2019
749 kr
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This volume focuses on the religious shrine in western India as an institution of cultural integration in the period spanning 200 BCE to 800 CE. It presents an analysis of religious architecture at multiple levels, both temporal and spatial, and distinguishes it as a ritual instrument that …
Negotiating Cultural Identity
Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History
Inbunden, 2019
2585 kr
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This volume breaks new ground by conceptualizing physical landscapes as living cultural bodies. It redefines dynamic cultural landscapes as catalysts in which the natural world and human practice are inextricably linked and are constantly interacting.Drawing on research by eminent archaeologists, …
Archaeology of Knowledge Traditions of the Indian Ocean World
Inbunden, 2020
2585 kr
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This book examines knowledge traditions that held together the fluid and overlapping maritime worlds of the Indian Ocean in the premodern period, as evident in the material and archaeological record. It breaks new ground by shifting the focus from studying cross-pollination of ideas from textual …
Archaeology of Knowledge Traditions of the Indian Ocean World
Häftad, 2020
787 kr
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This book examines knowledge traditions that held together the fluid and overlapping maritime worlds of the Indian Ocean in the premodern period, as evident in the material and archaeological record. It breaks new ground by shifting the focus from studying cross-pollination of ideas from textual …
Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia
Häftad, 2019
667 kr
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This book traces the archaeological trajectory of the expansion of Buddhism and its regional variations in South Asia. Focusing on the multireligious context of the subcontinent in the first millennium BCE, the volume breaks from conventional studies that pose Buddhism as a counter to the Vedic …
Coastal Shrines and Transnational Maritime Networks across India and Southeast Asia
Häftad, 2023
691 kr
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This book breaks new ground by examining trans-oceanic connectivity through the perspective of coastal shrines and maritime cultural landscapes across the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea. It covers a period of expanding networks and cross-cultural encounters from the 3rd century BCE to the …
Power, Presence and Space
South Asian Rituals in Archaeological Context
Av Henry Albery, Jens-Uwe Hartmann m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
720 kr
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Patterns of ritual power, presence, and space are fundamentally connected to, and mirror, the societal and political power structures in which they are enacted.This book explores these connections in South Asia from the early Common Era until the present day. The essays in the volume examine a wide …
Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples
Materiality, Social History and Practice
Av Himanshu Prabha Ray, Salila Kulshreshtha m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
3427 kr
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This handbook is a comprehensive study of the archaeology, social history and the cultural landscape of the Hindu temple. Perhaps the most recognizable of the material forms of Hinduism, temples are lived, dynamic spaces. They are significant sites for the creation of cultural heritage, both in the …
Decolonising Heritage in South Asia
The Global, the National and the Transnational
Häftad, 2020
712 kr
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This volume cross-examines the stability of heritage as a concept. It interrogates the past which materialises through multi-layered narratives on monuments and other objects that sustain cultural diversity. It seeks to understand how interpretations of “monuments” as “texts” are affected at the …
Negotiating Cultural Identity
Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History
Häftad, 2021
712 kr
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This volume breaks new ground by conceptualizing physical landscapes as living cultural bodies. It redefines dynamic cultural landscapes as catalysts in which the natural world and human practice are inextricably linked and are constantly interacting.Drawing on research by eminent archaeologists, …
Buddhism and Gandhara
An Archaeology of Museum Collections
Häftad, 2019
793 kr
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Gandhara is a name central to Buddhist heritage and iconography. It is the ancient name of a region in present-day Pakistan, bounded on the west by the Hindu Kush mountain range and to the north by the foothills of the Himalayas. ‘Gandhara’ is also the term given to this region’s sculptural and …
Return of the Buddha
Ancient Symbols for a New Nation
Inbunden, 2013
2510 kr
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The Return of the Buddha traces the development of Buddhist archaeology in colonial India, examines its impact on the reconstruction of India’s Buddhist past, and the making of a public and academic discourse around these archaeological discoveries. The book discusses the role of the state and …
Decolonising Heritage in South Asia
The Global, the National and the Transnational
E-bok, 2018
814 kr
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This volume cross-examines the stability of heritage as a concept. It interrogates the past which materialises through multi-layered narratives on monuments and other objects that sustain cultural diversity. It seeks to understand how interpretations of “monuments” as “texts” are affected at the …
Decolonising Heritage in South Asia
The Global, the National and the Transnational
E-bok, 2018
814 kr
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This volume cross-examines the stability of heritage as a concept. It interrogates the past which materialises through multi-layered narratives on monuments and other objects that sustain cultural diversity. It seeks to understand how interpretations of “monuments” as “texts” are affected at the …
The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia
Häftad, 2003
1073 kr
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Prior to European expansion, communities of the Indian subcontinent had a strong maritime orientation. In this new archaeological study, Himanshu Prabha Ray explores seafaring activity, religious travel and political economy in this ancient period. By using archaeological data from the Red Sea to …
The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia
Inbunden, 2003
1772 kr
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Prior to European expansion, communities of the Indian subcontinent had a strong maritime orientation. In this new archaeological study, Himanshu Prabha Ray explores seafaring activity, religious travel and political economy in this ancient period. By using archaeological data from the Red Sea to …
Negotiating Cultural Identity
Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History
Häftad, 2017
816 kr
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This book draws on research by archaeologists, numismatists and historians on the social and cultural construction of landscapes in India. It deals with the perception, use and representation of the landscape as an essential dimension of life in the early medieval period.
Coastal Shrines and Transnational Maritime Networks across India and Southeast Asia
E-bok, 2020
838 kr
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This book breaks new ground by examining trans-oceanic connectivity through the perspective of coastal shrines and maritime cultural landscapes across the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea. It covers a period of expanding networks and cross-cultural encounters from the 3rd century BCE to the …
Coastal Shrines and Transnational Maritime Networks across India and Southeast Asia
E-bok, 2020
820 kr
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This book breaks new ground by examining trans-oceanic connectivity through the perspective of coastal shrines and maritime cultural landscapes across the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea. It covers a period of expanding networks and cross-cultural encounters from the 3rd century BCE to the …
Power, Presence and Space
South Asian Rituals in Archaeological Context
Av Henry Albery, Jens-Uwe Hartmann m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
849 kr
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Patterns of ritual power, presence, and space are fundamentally connected to, and mirror, the societal and political power structures in which they are enacted.This book explores these connections in South Asia from the early Common Era until the present day. The essays in the volume examine a wide …
Power, Presence and Space
South Asian Rituals in Archaeological Context
Av Henry Albery, Jens-Uwe Hartmann m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
849 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Patterns of ritual power, presence, and space are fundamentally connected to, and mirror, the societal and political power structures in which they are enacted.This book explores these connections in South Asia from the early Common Era until the present day. The essays in the volume examine a wide …
Negotiating Cultural Identity
Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History
E-bok, 2019
838 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume breaks new ground by conceptualizing physical landscapes as living cultural bodies. It redefines dynamic cultural landscapes as catalysts in which the natural world and human practice are inextricably linked and are constantly interacting.Drawing on research by eminent archaeologists, …
Archaeology of Knowledge Traditions of the Indian Ocean World
E-bok, 2020
838 kr
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This book examines knowledge traditions that held together the fluid and overlapping maritime worlds of the Indian Ocean in the premodern period, as evident in the material and archaeological record. It breaks new ground by shifting the focus from studying cross-pollination of ideas from textual …
Archaeology of Knowledge Traditions of the Indian Ocean World
E-bok, 2020
820 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book examines knowledge traditions that held together the fluid and overlapping maritime worlds of the Indian Ocean in the premodern period, as evident in the material and archaeological record. It breaks new ground by shifting the focus from studying cross-pollination of ideas from textual …
Negotiating Cultural Identity
Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History
E-bok, 2019
820 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume breaks new ground by conceptualizing physical landscapes as living cultural bodies. It redefines dynamic cultural landscapes as catalysts in which the natural world and human practice are inextricably linked and are constantly interacting.Drawing on research by eminent archaeologists, …
Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples
Materiality, Social History and Practice
Av Uthara Suvrathan, Salila Kulshreshtha m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
796 kr
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This handbook is a comprehensive study of the archaeology, social history and the cultural landscape of the Hindu temple. Perhaps the most recognizable of the material forms of Hinduism, temples are lived, dynamic spaces. They are significant sites for the creation of cultural heritage, both in the …
Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples
Materiality, Social History and Practice
Av Uthara Suvrathan, Salila Kulshreshtha m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This handbook is a comprehensive study of the archaeology, social history and the cultural landscape of the Hindu temple. Perhaps the most recognizable of the material forms of Hinduism, temples are lived, dynamic spaces. They are significant sites for the creation of cultural heritage, both in the …
Indian Archaeology After Independence
Amalananda Ghosh and His Legacy
Av Himanshu Prabha Ray, Ajay Yadav
Häftad, 2026
716 kr
Kommande
The book presents the challenges faced by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the first two and a half decades after Indian independence. It looks at the shifts in Government policies, how ASI found its feet in a global environment, and the new realities of economic development such as big …
Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples
Materiality, Social History and Practice
Av Himanshu Prabha Ray, Salila Kulshreshtha m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
720 kr
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This handbook is a comprehensive study of the archaeology, social history and the cultural landscape of the Hindu temple. Perhaps the most recognizable of the material forms of Hinduism, temples are lived, dynamic spaces. They are significant sites for the creation of cultural heritage, both in the …
