Buddhist landscapes in central India : Sanchi Hill and archaeologies of religious and social change, c. third century BC to fifth century AD / Julia Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Julia, author.

Series:

UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB

UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB ; v.58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--India--Sānchi Site.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Buddhist art and symbolism--India--Sānchi Site.

Buddhist art and symbolism.

Sānchi Site (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

The "monumental bias" of Buddhist archaeology has hampered our understanding of the socio-religious mechanisms that enabled early Buddhist monks to establish themselves in new areas. To articulate these relationships, Shaw presents here the first integrated study of settlement archaeology and Buddhist history, carried out in the area around Sanchi, a Central Indian UNESCO World Heritage site. Her comprehensive, data-rich, and heavily illustrated work provides an archaeological basis for assessing theories regarding the dialectical relationship between Buddhism and surrounding lay popul

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Abbreviations; Select Glossary; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; The archaeology of Buddhist landscapes; The Sanchi Survey Project: a case study; History of archaeological research in the Sanchiarea; Theoretical issues; Structure of the book; Conclusion: transcending disciplinary boundaries; 2. Buddhism, Urbanisation and the State; Introduction; Buddhist history; Urbanisation in the Gangetic valley; Theories of urbanisation and state; Irrigation in ancient India; Buddhism and urbanisation; Domestication of the sangha

Conclusion3. Physical Geography and Archaeology of Central India; Introduction; Geography; Prehistoric archaeology; Protohistoric archaeology; Historical archaeology; 4. Sanchi Study Area: The Physical Environment; Introduction; Location; Geological zones; Pedology and modern land use; Ancient agriculture and archaeobotanical research; Drainage; Climate; Conclusion; 5. Political History of he Sanchi Area ; Introduction; The pan-Indian dynastic framework: the Mauryasup to the Guptas; The post-Gupta period; Localised polities in central India: city states and Naga oligarchies; Conclusion

6. Religious History and Religious Change in the Sanchi AreaIntroduction; Buddhism in the Sanchi area: building phases andpatronage networks; Brahmanical traditions; Pan-Indian religions and 'local' cults: models ofreligious change; Conclusion; 7. Theory and Method of Landscape Archaeology; Introduction; Theoretical roots of 'Landscape Studies'; Survey archaeology; Conclusion; 8. The Sanchi Survey Project: Research Design and Field Methodology; Introduction; The Sanchi Survey Project 1998-2005:a multi-stage archaeological survey; Reconnaissance methods

Site-documentation, recording and mappingDating methods; Survey design; 'Sites' in the landscape; Archaeological sites in today's socio-ritual landscape; Conclusion; Plates 1-14; 9. Archaeology of Vidisha and Sanchi Hill; Introduction; The archaeological sequence at Vidisha; Sanchi and its archaeological landscape; Phase I (third century BC): establishment of Buddhism at Sanchi; Phase II (second to first century BC): the second propagation of Buddhism at Sanchi; Phase III (first to third century AD); Phase IV (fourth to sixth century AD); Phase V (seventh to eighth century AD)

Phase VI (ninth to twelfth century AD)Buddhist remains from Sanchi in nearby villages; The 'non-Buddhist' elements of the site; Conclusion; Plates 16-42; 10. The Sanchi Survey Project: Chronology; Introduction; Sculpture and architecture; Ceramics; Dams and reservoirs; Conclusion; 11. Buddhist Sites and 'Buddhist Landscapes'; Introduction; Part I: Gazetteer; Hilltop Buddhist sites; 'Urban' Buddhist sites; Other sites with animal capitals; Summary; Part II: Patterns in the Buddhist Landscape; The history of local monasticism: a chronological framework; Site hierarchy

Buddhist patronage networks

Notes:

First published by 2007 the British Association for South Asian Studies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-353) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-43263-3

1-315-43264-1

1-315-43265-X

1-61132-345-2

9781315432656

OCLC:

900408874