Buddhist Stupas In South Asia: Recent Archaeological, Art-Historical, And Historical Perspectives

Book Summary


nging together the latest research on stupas in South Asia, this volume includes new conceptual paradigms as well as new approaches to monuments, sculpture, material culture, and textual interpretation. The collection utilizes archaeological, art historical and epigraphic evidence in broader cultural and historical frameworks to enrich our understanding, not only of stupa monuments but also ancient Buddhism and the wider history to which they pertain.

Book Details


Book Name Buddhist Stupas In South Asia: Recent Archaeological, Art-Historical, And Historical Perspectives
Author Akira Shimada, Jason Hawkes
Publisher Oxford University Press, Usa (Jun 2009)
ISBN 9780195698862
Pages 368
Language English
Price 895
 
 

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