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.

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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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nayanjot Lahiri, Lahiri Nayanjot
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781438492841
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9284-1
• Pagine: 258
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; 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