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Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site : Bodh Gaya Jataka.
Bodh Gaya in the North Indian state of Bihar has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion - to highlight their various findi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge South Asian religion series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Bodh Gaya in the North Indian state of Bihar has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion - to highlight their various findings and perspectives on different facets of Bodh Gaya's past and present. Through an engaging and critical overview of the place of Buddha's enlightenment, the book discusses the dynamic and contested nature of this site, and looks at the tensions with the on-going efforts to define the pla. |
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| Notas: | 12. NGOs, corruption, and reciprocity in the land of Buddha's enlightenmentIndex. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (225 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781136320682 1136320687 |