Negotiating Cultural Identity

Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Av Himanshu Prabha Ray, Germany.) Ray, Himanshu Prabha (Distant Worlds Programme, Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich

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This book draws on research by archaeologists, numismatists and historians on the social and cultural construction of landscapes in India. It deals with the perception, use and representation of the landscape as an essential dimension of life in the early medieval period.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-11-29
Mått138 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt570 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieArchaeology and Religion in South Asia
Antal sidor308
FörlagTaylor & Francis Inc
ISBN9780815373124

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Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Antropologi inom Samhalle och politik
Historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Samhälle och kultur inom Samhalle och politik

Introduction: Himanshu Prabha Ray Part I: The Archaeology of Space 1. India Cartographica: Some Roman Sightings 2. Cartography and Cultural Encounter: Conceptualisation of al-Hind by Arabic and Persian Writers from the 9th to 11th Centuries CE 3. Self, Other and the Use and Appropriation of Late Roman Coins in Peninsular India (4th to 7th centuries CE) Part II: Defining Cultural Landscapes 4. Sacred Spaces of the Middle Ganga Valley: A Case Study of Varanasi 5. Transforming the Landscape: Questions of Medieval Reuse and Worship at Ancient Jain Rock-cut Sites near Madurai 6. Of Saffron, Snow and Spirituality: Glimpses of Cultural Geography in the Rajatarangini 7. Space for Change: Evaluating the ‘Paucity of Metallic Currency’ in Medieval India 8. Colonial Imagination and Identity Attribution: Numismatic Cues for Defining Space 9. Shrines as ‘Monuments’: Issues of Classification, Custody and Conflict in Orissa