Lars Fogelin

An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Weaving together studies of archaeological remains, architecture, iconography, inscriptions, and Buddhist texts, the book offers a comprehensive survey of Indian Buddhism from the 6th century BCE to its eventual decline, examining in particular the difficulty of practicing individual asceticism while maintaining a coherent community of Buddhists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780199948215
• ISBN-10: 0199948216
• Artikelnr.: 47867633

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

* 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