Heritage
Heritage

Author: Daniela Turcanu-Carutiu

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2022-09-07

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1839696206

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This Edited Volume “Heritage - New Paradigm” is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of social sciences and humanities. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the social sciences and humanities research area. All chapters are complete in themselves but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on social sciences and humanities and opens new possible research paths for further novel developments.

Archaeology of Religion in South Asia
Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Author: Birendra Nath Prasad

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2021-06-17

Total Pages: 770

ISBN-13: 1000416739

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In the religious landscape of early medieval (c. AD 600-1200) Bihar and Bengal, poly-religiosity 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 stūpas and monasteries in early medieval Bihar and Bengal. This archaeological history of religions questions many ‘established’ textual reconstructions, and enriches our understanding of the complex issue of the decline of Buddhism in this area. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Land and Society in Early South Asia
Land and Society in Early South Asia

Author: Ryosuke Furui

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1000084809

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This volume explores the process of social changes which unfolded in rural society of early medieval Bengal, especially the formation of stratified land relations and occupational groups which later got systematised as jātis. One of the first books to systematically reconstruct the early history of the region, this book presents a history of the economy, polity, law, and social order of early medieval Bengal through a comprehensive study of land and society. It traces the changing power relations among constituents of rural society and political institutions, and unravels the contradictions growing among them. The author describes the changing forms of agrarian development which were deeply associated with these overarching structures and offers an in-depth analysis of a wide range of textual sources in Sanskrit and other languages, especially contemporary inscriptions pertaining to Bengal. The volume will be an essential resource for researchers and academics interested in the history of Bengal, and the social and economic history of early South Asia.

Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Protection and Community Engagement in South Asia
Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Protection and Community Engagement in South Asia

Author: Robin Coningham

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-05-10

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 9811362378

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Exploring archaeology, community engagement and cultural heritage protection in South Asia, this book considers heritage management strategies through community engagement, bringing together the results of research undertaken by archaeologists, heritage practitioners and policy makers working towards the preservation and conservation of both cultural and natural heritage. The book highlights the challenges faced by communities, archaeologists and heritage managers in post-conflict and post-disaster contexts in their efforts to protect, preserve and present cultural heritage, including issues of sustainability, linkages with existing community programmes and institutions, and building administrative and social networks. The case-studies illustrate larger-scale projects to small micro-level engagement, across a range of geographical, political, social and economic contexts, providing a framework that links and synchronises programmes of archaeological activities alongside active community engagement. The chapters ‘Introduction’, ‘Community Engagement in the Greater Lumbini Area of Nepal: the Micro-Heritage Case-Study of Dohani’ and ‘Conclusion’ of this book are available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

Tibet and India
Tibet and India

Author: Kurt Behrendt

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2014-02-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1588395499

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