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

Prasad, Birendra Nath

Manohar Publishers and Distributors（2023/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 770 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9788194991281

Full Description

In the religious landscape of early medieval (c. ad 600-1200) Bihar and Bengal, poly-religiousity was generally the norm than an exception, which entailed the evolution of complex patterns of inter-religious equations. Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism not only coexisted but also competed for social patronage, forcing them to enter into complex interactions with social institutions and processes. 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 stupas and monasteries in early medieval Bihar and Bengal.