Searching for Ashoka - Questing for a Buddhist King From India to Thailand

Reveals how the persona of India's most famous emperor was constantly reinvented in ancient times to suit a variety of social visions, political agendas, and moral purposes.

About the author

Nayanjot Lahiri is Professor of History at Ashoka University. Her previous books include Finding Forgotten Cities: How the Indus Civilization was Discovered; Marshalling the Past: Ancient India and Its Modern Histories; and Ashoka in Ancient India, which was awarded the John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History in 2016.

Product details

• Authors: Nayanjot Lahiri, Lahiri Nayanjot
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781438492841
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9284-1
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Buddhism, South East Asia, History of Religion, Archaeology, Asian History, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General