Gandharan Buddhism: Archaeology, Art, and Texts

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Gandharan Buddhism

Archaeology, Art, and Texts

Edited by: Kurt Behrendt and Pia Brancaccio

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2007

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Asian Religions and Society

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The essays in this volume reassess Gandharan Buddhism in light of these findings, utilizing a multidisciplinary approach that illuminates the complex historical and cultural dynamics of the region.

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Pia Brancaccio is assistant professor of art history in the department of Visual Studies at Drexel University. Kurt Behrendt is assistant curator in the department of Asian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Theology and Religion Religious Studies Buddhism

Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Introduction Pia Brancaccio and Kurt Behrendt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Prologue: Some Debating Points on Gandhāran Buddhism and Kuṣāṇa History John M. Rosenfield Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Archaeology
Recent Archaeological Research in Gandhāra: The New Evidence Maurizio Taddei Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Buddhist Presence in the Urban Settlements of Swāt, Second Century BCE to Fourth Century CE Pierfrancesco Callieri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Relic Shrines of Gandhāra: A Reinterpretation of the Archaeological Evidence Kurt Behrendt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Texts
Pilgrimage Route Changes and the Decline of Gandhāra Shoshin Kuwayama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Gandhāran Buddhism Richard Salomon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Art
Bodhisattvas in Gandhāran Art: An Aspect of Mahāyāna in Gandhāran Buddhism Juhyung Rhi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
The Nature and Use of the Bodily Relics of the Buddha in Gandhara Robert L. Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Gateways to the Buddha: Figures under Arches in Early Gandhāran Art Pia Brancaccio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
A Gandhāran Relief with Two Scenes from Buddha’s Life Anna Maria Quagliotti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Local Crafts in Early Gandhāran Art Doris Meth Srinivasan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
Ānanda and Vajrapāni: An Inexplicable Absence and a Mysterious Presence in Gandhāran Art Anna Filigenzi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Design Diversity in Kaniska’s Buddha Coins Ellen M. Raven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306

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January 1, 2007

eBook ISBN:

9780774855037

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328

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110 b&w illustrations, 4 maps

https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774855037

eBook ISBN: 9780774855037

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