Buddhist-Inflected Sovereignties Across the Indian Ocean - The Pali Arena, 1200-1550

About the author

Anne M. Blackburn is professor of South Asia studies and Buddhist studies at Cornell University.

Summary

Developing a linked series of case studies and examining territories now subsumed within the nation-states of Sri Lanka, Burma/Myanmar, and Thailand, Blackburn examines sovereign arguments expressed textually, as well as in the built environment, by persons with an interest in the teachings and institutions associated with Gotama Buddha.

Product details

• Authors: Anne M Blackburn, Anne M. Blackburn
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9780824894887
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-9488-7
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Series: New Southeast Asia: Politics,; New Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous