Religion in Society

Social Dimensions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism in India

Birendra Nath Prasad (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

226 Seiten

2024
Manohar Publishers and Distributors (Verlag)
9789394262768 (ISBN)

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By placing emphasis on the religious praxis and behaviour of the non-elite segment of population, this book offers some significant ‘from below’ perspectives on the social histories of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Ajivika-dharma in eastern and northern 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 revival of Buddhism in the neighbouring province of Uttar Pradesh, c. 2005-2011 ce. These themes have been explored by undertaking an analysis of the developments in the social histories of other competing religions: Hinduism, Jainism and Ajivika-dharma.

Birendra Nath Prasad is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, where he teaches economic history and maritime history of ancient and early medieval India, social history of religion in ancient and early medieval India, and history of Southeast Asia to c.1500 ce.

List of Figures and Tables 6
Preface 7
1. Introduction 9
2. Cultic Relationships between Buddhism and Brahmanism in the 'Last Stronghold' of Indian Buddhism: An Analysis with Particular Reference to Votive Inscriptions on the Brahmanical Sculptures Donated to Buddhist Religious Centres in Early Medieval Magadha 22
3. Merchants and their Family Members as Donors of Inscribed Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures in Early Medieval Bihar and Bengal 52
4. Women as Donors of Inscribed Buddhist Sculptures in Early Medieval Bihar and Bengal 68
5. Monarchs, Monasteries and Trade on an 'Agrarian Frontier': Early Medieval Samata?a- Harikela, Bengal, c. 400 ce-1250 ce 87
6. Jaina and Brahmanical Temples and Political Processes in a Forested Frontier of Early Medieval South-Western Bengal: A Study of Purulia 110
7. Buddhist Revival in Contemporary Uttar Pradesh, c. 2005 ce-2011 ce: Some Aspects of Ambedkarite and ?j?vika Discourses on Buddhism and Hinduism in Hindi Print Media 151
Bibliography 197
Index 215

Erscheinungsdatum	14.11.2023
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 240 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-13	9789394262768 / 9789394262768
Zustand	Neuware