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Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site: Bodh Gaya Jataka |
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| Author |
Geary, David (編)
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Sayers, Matthew R. (編)
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Amar, Abishek Singh (編)
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| Edition | 1st Edition |
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| Volume | Special Issue |
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| Date | 2012.04.26 |
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| Pages | 224 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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| Publisher Url |
https://www.routledge.com/
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| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Hardback Published April 26, 2012
Ebook Published June 25, 2012
Paperback Published September 12, 2014
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| Abstract | Bodh Gaya in the North Indian state of Bihar has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion – to highlight their various findings and perspectives on different facets of Bodh Gaya’s past and present.
Through an engaging and critical overview of the place of Buddha’s enlightenment, the book discusses the dynamic and contested nature of this site, and looks at the tensions with the on-going efforts to define the place according to particular histories or identities. It addresses many aspects of Bodh Gaya, from speculation about why the Buddha chose to sit beneath a tree in Bodh Gaya, to the contemporary struggles over tourism development, education and non-government organizations, to bring to the foreground the site's longevity, reinvention and current complexity as a UNESCO World Heritage monument. The book is a useful contribution for students and scholars of Buddhism and South Asian Studies. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction: The Multiple Lives of Bodh Gaya: Defining Views and Changing Perspectives 1
by David Geary, Matthew R. Sayers, and Abhishek Singh Amar
Part 1: Empowering the Landscape of the Buddha 11
1. Gaya-Bodh Gaya: The Origins of a Pilgrimage Complex, Matthew R. Sayers 13
2. Sacred Bodh Gaya : The Buddhaksetra of Gotama Buddha, Abhishek Singh Amar 29
3. The Changing Landscape at Bodh Gaya, Janice Leoshko 43
4. Bodh Gaya and the Issue of Originality in Art, Frederick M. Asher 61
Part 2: Monumental Conjectures: Rebirths and Retellings 77
5. Established Usage and Absolute Freedom of Religion at Bodh Gaya: 1861–1915, Alan Trevithick 79
6. Queen Victoria Beneath the Bodhi Tree: Anagarika Dharmapala as Anti-Imperialist and Victorian, Noel Salmond 94
7. Bodh Gaya in the 1950s: Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahant Giri, and Anagarika Munindra, C. Robert Pryor 110
8. "Why Cause Unnecessary Confusion?": Re-inscribing the Mahabodhi Temple’s Holy Places, Tara N. Doyle 119
Part 3: Universal Dreams and Local Departures 139
9. World Heritage in the Shadow of Zamindari, David Geary 141
10. Maitreya, or The Love of Buddhism: The Non-Event of a Bodh Gaya’s Giant Statue, Jessica Marie Falcone 153
11. Universal Education and Social Transformation in Bodh Gaya, Kory Goldberg 172
12. NGOs, Corruption, and Reciprocity in the Land of Buddha’s Enlightenment, Jason Rodriguez 189
Index 202 |
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| ISBN | 9780415684521 (hbc); 9780203120354 (ebook); 9781138844728 (pbc) |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site: Bodh Goya Jataka, edited by David Geary, Matthew R. Sayers, and Abhishek Singh Amar / Kelting, M. Whitney (評論)
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| Created date | 2024.05.29 |
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| Modified date | 2024.05.29 |
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