Civilizations in embrace : the spread of Ideas and the transformation of power ; India and Southeast Asia in the Classical Age.

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This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist concepts and symbols of kingship and statecraf...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Acharya, Amitav
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012.
Temas:
Civilization > Indic influences
Politics and government
International relations
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
Southeast Asia.
India > Relations > Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia > Civilization > Indic influences.
Southeast Asia > Politics and government.
Southeast Asia > Relations > India.
Asie du Sud-Est > Politique et gouvernement.
Asie du Sud-Est > Relations > Inde.
India
Southeast Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist concepts and symbols of kingship and statecraft helped to legitimize Southeast Asian rulers, and transform the political institutions and authority of Southeast Asia. But the process of this diffusion was not accompanied by imperialism, political hegemony, or "colonization" as conventionally understood. This book investigates different explanat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (128 pages)
ISBN:9789814379748
9814379743

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