Archaeology of Religion in South Asia: Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, C. Ad 600-1200

ISBN-13: 9781032047119 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 770 str.

Birendra Nath Prasad

Opis

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 stūpas and monasteries in early medieval Bihar and Bengal.

 

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Geographical Background 3. Distribution Pattern and Spatial Contexts of Support Systems of Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Early Medieval Bihar 4. Distribution Pattern and Spatial Contexts of Support Systems of Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Early Medieval Bengal 5. Social Bases of Patronage to Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres: A Study of Dedicatory Inscriptions on Sculptures 6. Evolution of the Patronage Base of Buddhist and Brahmanical Religious Centres: A Study of Inscriptions on Copper Plates, Stone, Terracotta Seals and Sealings, and Metal Vases 7. Some Aspects of the Archaeology of Some Excavated Buddhist Sites of Early Medieval Bihar and Bengal 8. Concluison

O autorze

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