Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, c. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD
The "monumental bias" of Buddhist archaeology has hampered our understanding of the socio-religious mechanisms that enabled early Buddhist monks to establish themselves in new areas. To articulate these relationships, Shaw presents here the first integrated study of settlement archaeol...
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| Series/Journal: | UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB
v.58 UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications v.58 |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- India -- Sanchi Site
B Excavations (Archaeology) ; India ; Sānchi Site B Sānchi Site (India) B Buddhist art and symbolism -- India -- Sanchi Site B Buddhist art and symbolism ; India ; Sānchi Site B Electronic books B Sanchi Site (India) |
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| 505 | 8 | 0 | |a Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Abbreviations; Select Glossary; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; The archaeology of Buddhist landscapes; The Sanchi Survey Project: a case study; History of archaeological research in the Sanchiarea; Theoretical issues; Structure of the book; Conclusion: transcending disciplinary boundaries; 2. Buddhism, Urbanisation and the State; Introduction; Buddhist history; Urbanisation in the Gangetic valley; Theories of urbanisation and state; Irrigation in ancient India; Buddhism and urbanisation; Domestication of the sangha |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |a Conclusion3. Physical Geography and Archaeology of Central India; Introduction; Geography; Prehistoric archaeology; Protohistoric archaeology; Historical archaeology; 4. Sanchi Study Area: The Physical Environment; Introduction; Location; Geological zones; Pedology and modern land use; Ancient agriculture and archaeobotanical research; Drainage; Climate; Conclusion; 5. Political History of he Sanchi Area ; Introduction; The pan-Indian dynastic framework: the Mauryasup to the Guptas; The post-Gupta period; Localised polities in central India: city states and Naga oligarchies; Conclusion |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |a 6. Religious History and Religious Change in the Sanchi AreaIntroduction; Buddhism in the Sanchi area: building phases andpatronage networks; Brahmanical traditions; Pan-Indian religions and 'local' cults: models ofreligious change; Conclusion; 7. Theory and Method of Landscape Archaeology; Introduction; Theoretical roots of 'Landscape Studies'; Survey archaeology; Conclusion; 8. The Sanchi Survey Project: Research Design and Field Methodology; Introduction; The Sanchi Survey Project 1998-2005:a multi-stage archaeological survey; Reconnaissance methods |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |a Site-documentation, recording and mappingDating methods; Survey design; 'Sites' in the landscape; Archaeological sites in today's socio-ritual landscape; Conclusion; Plates 1-14; 9. Archaeology of Vidisha and Sanchi Hill; Introduction; The archaeological sequence at Vidisha; Sanchi and its archaeological landscape; Phase I (third century BC): establishment of Buddhism at Sanchi; Phase II (second to first century BC): the second propagation of Buddhism at Sanchi; Phase III (first to third century AD); Phase IV (fourth to sixth century AD); Phase V (seventh to eighth century AD) |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |a Phase VI (ninth to twelfth century AD)Buddhist remains from Sanchi in nearby villages; The 'non-Buddhist' elements of the site; Conclusion; Plates 16-42; 10. The Sanchi Survey Project: Chronology; Introduction; Sculpture and architecture; Ceramics; Dams and reservoirs; Conclusion; 11. Buddhist Sites and 'Buddhist Landscapes'; Introduction; Part I: Gazetteer; Hilltop Buddhist sites; 'Urban' Buddhist sites; Other sites with animal capitals; Summary; Part II: Patterns in the Buddhist Landscape; The history of local monasticism: a chronological framework; Site hierarchy |
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