An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism
Author:   Lars Fogelin (Associate Professor of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780199948215


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   25 June 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Lars Fogelin (Associate Professor of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.578kg
ISBN:  

9780199948215


ISBN 10:   0199948216
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   25 June 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - The Material of Religion Chapter 3 - From the Buddha to Ashoka: c. 600 - 200 BCE Chapter 4 - The Sangha and the Laity: c. 200 BCE - 200 CE Chapter 5 - The Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha Images, and Monastic Isolation: c. 100 - 600 CE Chapter 6 - Lay Buddhism and Religious Syncretism in the First Millennium CE Chapter 7 - The Consolidation and Collapse of Monastic Buddhism: c. 600 - 1400 CE Conclusion Bibliography

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"""This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the history of Indian Buddhism. ... Fogelin's historical judgments are revisionary and refreshing. ... Highly recommended."" --CHOICE"


""This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the history of Indian Buddhism. ... Fogelin's historical judgments are revisionary and refreshing. ... Highly recommended."" --CHOICE


This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the history of Indian Buddhism. ... Fogelin's historical judgments are revisionary and refreshing. ... Highly recommended. --CHOICE


provide[s] a fascinating complement to prior understandings of the development, ascendance, and eventual decline of this major world religion in India. Lars Fogelin's clear and informative book will appeal to scholars and enthusiasts alike, and it is a prime exemplar for archaeological studies of long-term religious change. Current World Archaeology this book provides a useful overview of the development of Indian Buddhism from an archaeological perspective Robin Coningham, Antiquity


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Lars Fogelin is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Religion, Archaeology, and the Material World as well as Archaeology of Early Buddhism.

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