Birendra Nath Prasad

Archaeology of Religion in South Asia (eBook, ePUB)

Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600-1200

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through an analysis of the published archaeological data, this work explores some aspects of the social history of Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina temples and shrines, and Buddhist stupas and monasteries in early medieval Bihar and Bengal.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 770
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000416756
• Artikelnr.: 61249942

Autorenporträt

Birendra Nath Prasad is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Geographical Background 3. Distribution Pattern and
Spatial Contexts of Support Systems of Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina
Religious Centres in Early Medieval Bihar 4. Distribution Pattern and
Spatial Contexts of Support Systems of Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina
Religious Centres in Early Medieval Bengal 5. Social Bases of Patronage to
Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres: A Study of Dedicatory
Inscriptions on Sculptures 6. Evolution of the Patronage Base of Buddhist
and Brahmanical Religious Centres: A Study of Inscriptions on Copper
Plates, Stone, Terracotta Seals and Sealings, and Metal Vases 7. Some
Aspects of the Archaeology of Some Excavated Buddhist Sites of Early
Medieval Bihar and Bengal 8. Concluison