Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Brill's Indological library ; 43 |
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Brill's Indological library ; 43.
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Contents |
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Dynastic History -- 2. Chronological And Architectural Reconstruction -- 3. Social Development -- 4. Buddhist Patronage -- 5. City and Monastery -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
Since the dramatic discovery and tragic destruction of the monument in the 19th century, the Amara¿¿vati¿¿ stu¿¿pa in the south-east Deccan has attracted many scholars but has also left many unanswered questions. Akira Shimada's Early Buddhist Architecture in Context provides an updated and comprehensive chronology of the stu¿¿pa and its architectural development based on the latest sculptural, epigraphic and numismatic evidence combined with the survey of the early excavation records. It also examines the wider social milieu of the south-east Deccan by exploring archaeological, epigraphic and related textual evidence. These analyses reveal that the flowering of the stu¿¿pa was not a simple accomplishment of the powerful Sa¿¿tava¿¿hana dynasty, but was the result of the long-term development of urbanization of this region between circa 200 BCE-250 CE |
Notes |
Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Stūpas -- India -- Amaravati
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Buddhist architecture -- India -- Amaravati
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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Buddhist architecture
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Buildings
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Stūpas
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SUBJECT |
Amaravati (India) -- Buildings, structures, etc
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Subject |
India -- Amaravati
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9004233261 |
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9789004233263 |
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