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Buddhism and Gandhara: an archaeology of museum collections
01 Dec 2017
Abstract
Gandhara is a name central to Buddhist heritage and iconography. It is the ancient name of a region in present-day Pakistan, bounded on the west by the Hindu Kush mountain range and to the north by the foothills of the Himalayas. 'Gandhara' is also the term given to this region's sculptural and architectural features between the first and sixth centuries CE. This book re-examines the archaeological material excavated in the region in the 19th and early 20th centuries and traces the link between archaeological work, histories of museum collections and related interpretations by art historians. The essays underscore the diverse cultural traditions of Gandhara - from a variety of sources and perspectives on language, ethnicity and material culture, as well as interrogate the grand narrative of Hellenism of which Gandhara has been a part.
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Details
- Title
- Buddhism and Gandhara: an archaeology of museum collections
- Creators
- Himanshu Prabha RayProQuest (Firm)Pia Brancaccio - Art and Art History
- Series
- Archaeology and religion in South Asia
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Art and Art History
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85041217567
- Other Identifier
- 9781138896819; 1138896810; 1351252747; 9781351252744; 991019174912704721