Buddhist Stupas in South Asia: Recent Archaeological, Art-Historical, and Historical Perspectives

In stock

Free & Quick Delivery Worldwide

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.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Akira Shimada

Akira Shimada, Assistant Professor, History, Department, State University of New York, New Paltz

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jason Hawkes

Dr Jason Hawkes, Assistant Finds Supervisor, Cambridge Archaeological Unit, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge

reviews

0 in total

There are no reviews yet.

Bibliographic information

Title
Buddhist Stupas in South Asia: Recent Archaeological, Art-Historical, and Historical Perspectives
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
019569886X, 9780195698862
Length
368p.
Subjects