The return of the Buddha : ancient symbols for a new nation
by
Ray, Himanshu Prabha.
Title
:
The return of the Buddha : ancient symbols for a new nation
Author
:
Ray, Himanshu Prabha.
ISBN
:
9780415711159
Personal Author
:
Ray, Himanshu Prabha.
Publication Information
:
New Delhi, India : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2014.
Physical Description
:
x, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Contents
:
Preamble: The Buddha in twenty-first-century India -- Engaging with Buddhism -- The search for the historical Buddha -- The empire in the footsteps of Ashoka -- Excluded Buddhism -- Buddhism in memory and history -- Buddhism and the birth of a nation -- In retrospect.
Abstract
:
"Traces the development of Buddhist archæology in colonial India, examines its impact on the reconstruction of Indiaʹs Buddhist past, and the making of a public and academic discourse around these archæological discoveries."--Publishers website.
Subject Term
:
Buddhism -- India.
Buddhism -- India -- History.
Buddhist antiquities -- India.
Buddhism.
Buddhist antiquities.
Geographic Term
:
India.
Genre
:
History.
Bibliographical References
:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805
:
npmlib 11003356 BQ339 R39 yh
| Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
|---|
| NPM Library | BQ339 R39 2014 | 11003356 | 1 | B | *二館西文書一區 |