The return of the Buddha : ancient symbols for a new nation
Title:
The return of the Buddha : ancient symbols for a new nation
Author:
Ray, Himanshu Prabha.
ISBN:
9780415711159
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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