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Buddhist Stupas in South Asia: Recent Archaeological, Art-Historical, and Historical Perspectives (SOAS Studies on South Asia) - Hardcover
Bringing 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.
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About the Author:
Akira Shimada is Associate Professor of Ancient India at State University of New York at New Paltz. He has authored a number of books and articles on Amaravati and Buddhist material culture of early India, including his 2013 publication Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stupa at Amaravati (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE).
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 019569886X
- ISBN 13 9780195698862
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages368
- EditorShimada Akira, Hawkes Jason
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