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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction The multiple lives of Bodh Gaya: defining views and changing perspectives; Part I: Empowering the landscape of the Buddha; 1. Gaya-Bodh Gaya: the origins of a pilgrimage complex; 2. Sacred Bodh Gaya: the Buddhakṣetra of Gotama Buddha; 3. The changing landscape at Bodh Gaya; 4. Bodh Gaya and the issue of originality in art; Part II: Monumental conjectures: Rebirths and retellings.
- 5. Established usage and absolute freedom of religion at Bodh Gaya: 1861-19156. Queen Victoria beneath the Bodhi Tree: Anagarika Dharmapala as anti-imperialist and Victorian; 7. Bodh Gaya in the 1950s: Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahant Giri, and Anagarika Munindra; 8. "Why cause unnecessary confusion?": Re-inscribing the Mahabodhi Temple's holy places; Part III: Universal dreams and local departures; 9. World Heritage in the shadow of zamindari; 10. Maitreya, or the love of Buddhism: The non-event of Bodh Gaya's giant statue; 11. Universal education and social transformation in Bodh Gaya.