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- 9781438492841
- Book Title
- Searching for Ashoka : Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand
- Publisher
- STATE University of New York Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Religion, History
- Topic
- Buddhism / History, Asia / Southeast Asia, Asia / India & South Asia
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
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- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 258 Pages
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Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
1438492847
ISBN-13
9781438492841
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27060890101
Product Key Features
Book Title
Searching for Ashoka : Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand
Number of Pages
258 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Buddhism / History, Asia / Southeast Asia, Asia / India & South Asia
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
934.045
Table Of Content
Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Encountering Ashoka 1. Imaging Ashoka at Sanchi 2. Among Kings at Kanaganahalli 3. On the Edge of a Junagadh Lake 4. Looking Back at Barabar 5. Searching Siblings in Sri Lanka 6. Among Relics and Shrines in Myanmar 7. Ashokas in Thailand 8. Fabricating Remembrance Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Nayanjot Lahiri is Professor of History at Ashoka University. Her previous books include Finding Forgotten Cities: How the Indus Civilization was Discovered ; Marshalling the Past: Ancient India and Its Modern Histories ; and Ashoka in Ancient India , which was awarded the John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History in 2016., Blending travelogue, history, and archaeology, Searching for Ashoka unravels the various avatars of India's most famous emperor, revealing how he came to be remembered--and forgotten--in distinctive ways at particular points in time and in specific locations. Through personal journeys that take her across India and to various sites and cities in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand, archaeologist Nayanjot Lahiri explores how Ashoka's visibility from antiquity to the modern era has been accompanied by a reinvention of his persona. Although the historical Ashoka spoke expansively of his ideas of governance and a new kind of morality, his afterlife is a jumble of stories and representations within various Buddhist imaginings. By remembering Ashoka selectively, Lahiri argues, ancient kings and chroniclers created an artifice, constantly appropriating and then remolding history to suit their own social visions, political agendas, and moral purposes., Reveals how the persona of India's most famous emperor was constantly reinvented in ancient times to suit a variety of social visions, political agendas, and moral purposes.
LC Classification Number
DS451.5.L355 2023
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