Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site

Geary, David [u.a.] [Hrsg.]:
Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site : Bodh Gaya Jataka / ed. by David Geary, Matthew R. Sayers, Abhishek Singh Amar. - New York : Routledge, 2012. - ca. 210 S. - (Routledge South Asian religion series)
ISBN 978-0-415-68452-1 (Hardback)
ISBN 978-0-203-12035-4 (eBook)
£ 85,00
DDC: 294.34350954123; 954.123
-- Angekündigt für April 2012 --

Beschreibung
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 place according to particular histories or identities. It addresses many aspects of Bodh Gaya, from speculation about why the Buddha chose to sit beneath a tree in Bodh Gaya, to the contemporary struggles over tourism development, education and non-government organizations, to bring to the foreground the site's longevity, reinvention and current complexity as a UNESCO World Heritage monument. The book is a useful contribution for students and scholars of Buddhism and South Asian Studies. [Verlagsinformation]

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DAVID GEARY is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Oxford, UK. His research interests include religion, diaspora and transnationalism, international development and the politics of World Heritage in South Asia. Profile page.
MATTHEW R. SAYERS teaches religion at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania, USA. His research focuses on the rituals of ancestor worship in the transition from Vedic to Classical expressions of Indian religiosity, focusing particularly on the ritual of sraddha. Homepage; profile page.
ABHISHEK SINGH AMAR works in the Department of Religious Studies at Hamilton College, USA. His research interests include archaeological history of Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions in pre-modern India.

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