Reimagining Aśoka : memory and history / edited by Patrick Olivelle, Janice Leoshko, Himanshu Prabha Ray.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olivelle, Patrick.

Leoshko, Janice

Ray, Himanshu Prabha

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aśoka, King of Magadha, active 259 B.C--Congresses.

Aśoka.

Aśoka, King of Magadha, active 259 B.C.

History.

India--History--Maurya dynasty, ca. 322 B.C.-ca. 185 B.C--Congresses.

India.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 450 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Contents:

Prolegomena

1 Asoka: A Retrospective / Romila Thapar Thapar, Romila 17

2 The Languages of the Composition and Transmission of the Assokan Inscriptions / K.R Norman Norman, K.R 38

Part I Emergence of Asokan Studies

3 Archaeology and Asoka: Defining the Empire / Himanshu Prabha Ray Ray, Himanshu Prabha 65

4 From Kautilya to Kosambi and Beyond: The Quest for a 'Mauryan/Asokan' Coinage / Shailendra Bhandare Bhandare, Shailendra 93

5 Bhagwanlal Indraji's Pioneering Contribution to Asokan Studies / Virchand Dharamsey Dharamsey, Virchand 129

Part II Asoka and his Times

6 Asoka's Inscriptions as Text and Ideology / Patrick Olivelle Olivelle, Patrick 157

7 The Composition of Asoka's Pillar Edict Series / Herman Tieken Tieken, Herman 184

8 Linguistic Experiments: Language and Identity in Asokan Inscriptions and in Early Buddhist Texts / Oskar von Hinüber Hinüber, Oskar von 195

9 The Fate of Asoka's Donations at Lumbini / Harry Falk Falk, Harry 204

10 The Yona Era and the End of the Maurya Dynasty: Is There a Connection? / Richard Salomon Salomon, Richard 217

11 Mauryan Pillars of the Middle Ganga Plain: Archaeological Discoveries of Sarnath-Varanasi and Chunar / Vidula Jayaswal Jayaswal, Vidula 229

12 Environmental Changes in North Bengal: An Opportunity for the Mauryas? / Jean-François Salles Salles, Jean-François 258

13 Is the Arthasastra a Mauryan Document? / Mark McClish McClish, Mark 280

14 Asoka the Greek, Converted and Translated / Grant Parker Parker, Grant 310

Part III Asoka Reimagined

15 Asoka and Museums / Janice Leoshko Leoshko, Janice 329

16 The Commingling of Gods and Humans, the Unveiling of the World, and the Descent from Trayastrimsa Heaven: An Exegetical Exploration of Minor Rock Edict I / John S. Strong Strong, John S. 348

17 Asoka: Model Ruler without a Name? / Max Deeg Deeg, Max 362

18 Asoka-type Buddha Images Found in China / Chongfeng Li Li, Chongfeng 380

19 Asoka, Historical Discourse, and the Post-Colonial Indian State / Bhagwan Josh Josh, Bhagwan 394.

Notes:

Papers presented at an international conference on Aśoka and the making of modern India, held at New Delhi during 5-7 August 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [409]-448).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

9780198078005

0198078005

OCLC:

768071510

Publisher Number:

99949278593