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Univ Col London Inst Arch Pub #58: Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, C. Third Century BC to Fifth Century Adby Julia Shaw
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The “monumental bias” of Buddhist archaeology has hampered our understanding of the socio-religious mechanisms that enabled early Buddhist monks to establish themselves in new areas. To articulate these relationships, Shaw presents here the first integrated study of settlement archaeology and Buddhist history, carried out in the area around Sanchi, a Central Indian UNESCO World Heritage site. Her comprehensive, data-rich, and heavily illustrated work provides an archaeological basis for assessing theories regarding the dialectical relationship between Buddhism and surrounding lay populations. It also sheds light on the role of the introduction of Buddhism in changing settlement patterns. This volume was originally published in 2007 by the British Association of South Asian Studies. Synopsis:The first integrated study of settlement archaeology and Buddhist history provides an archaeological basis for assessing theories regarding the dialectical relationship between Buddhism and surrounding lay populations. About the AuthorJulia Shaw is Lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. She holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University and has held previous appointments at Oxford and Stanford. She is a specialist in ancient Buddhism, irrigation and water management, theories of change, and survey research in respect to South Asia. She has directed the Sanchi survey since 1998 and is coauthor of Buddhist Reliquaries from Ancient India and author of numerous scholarly articles. Table of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBuddhism, urbanisation and the statesPhysical geography and the archaeology of central IndiaSanchi study area: the physical environmentPolitical history of the Sanchi areaReligious history and religious change in the Sanchi areaTheory and method of landscape archaeologyThe Sanchi survey project: research design and field methodologyArchaeology of Vidisha and Sanchi HillThe Sanchi survey project: chronologyBuddhist sites and ‘Buddhist landscapesNon-Buddhist ritual sitesHabitational settlement sitesIrrigation systemsConclusion: towards an integrated model of religious changeNotesAppendicesGlossaryBibliographyIndex What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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