Religion in Society : Social Dimensions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism in India /

Religion in Society : Social Dimensions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism in India /

Through an analysis of archaeological and literary data, this book ex­plores two interrelated themes: the socio-economic and cultic processes that resulted in the decline of Indian Buddhism in its last strongholds - Bihar and Bengal - towards the end of the early medieval period, and the patterns of...

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Main Author: Prasad, Birendra Nath (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2024.

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Buddhism > Social aspects > India.
Hinduism > Social aspects > India.
Jainism > Social aspects > India.
Religion and sociology > India.

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Call Number: BL2015.S6

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Figures and Tables /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Preface /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Introduction /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Cultic Relationships between Buddhism and Brahmanism in the 'Last Stronghold' of Indian Buddhism /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Merchants and their Family Members as Donors of Inscribed Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures in Early Medieval Bihar and Bengal /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Women as Donors of Inscribed Buddhist Sculptures in Early Medieval Bihar and Bengal /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Monarchs, Monasteries and Trade on an 'Agrarian Frontier' /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Jaina and Brahmanical Temples and Political Processes in a Forested Frontier of Early Medieval South-Western Bengal /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Buddhist Revival in Contemporary Uttar Pradesh, c. 2005 CE -2011 CE /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Bibliography /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad
  • Index /
  • Birendra Nath Prasad.