Searching for Ashoka: questing for a Buddhist king from India to Thailand
"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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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Ranikhet
Permanent Black
[2022]
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In: | Year: 2022 |
Series/Journal: | Hedgehog and fox : history and politics series
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aschoka, Mauryareich, König -232 BC
/ Buddhism
/ Theravada
/ India
/ Sri Lanka
/ Myanmar
/ Thailand
/ Historiography
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Further subjects: | B
Asian History
B Buddhism (India) History B Asiatische Geschichte B Aśoka King of Magadha (active 259 B.C) B Geschichte der Religion B History of religion B India & South Asia / Asia / HISTORY B Southeast Asia / Asia / HISTORY B Archaeology / SOCIAL SCIENCE B South East Asia B Theravāda Buddhism History B Archaeology B Buddhism B Asia B Buddhism (Sri Lanka) History B Indischer Subkontinent B Buddhism / RELIGION / History B Indian sub-continent B India Kings and rulers Biography |
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Summary: | "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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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 8178246546 |