Archaeology of Religion in South Asia Buddhist, Brahmanical Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar Bengal, C. Ad

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 st¿pas and monasteries in early medieval Bihar and Bengal.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Birendra Nath Prasad
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.06.2021
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni
• EAN: 9781032047119
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204711-9
• Numero di pagine: 770
• Categorie: RELIGION / Buddhism / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, early medieval India, religious patronage, dedicatory inscriptions, interreligious dynamics, social history of religion, decline of Buddhism in eastern India, temple archaeology