Searching for Ashoka : questing for a Buddhist king from India to Thailand
Nayanjot Lahiri
Bok · Engelsk · 2023
| Omfang | xiii, 244 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Først utgitt: Delhi : Permanent Black, 2022. - 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 -- Photographs.. - "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"--
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| ISBN | 9781438492841. - 9781438492858
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