Buddhism And Gandhara: An Archaeology Of Museum Collections (Archaeology And Religion In South Asia) - 9781138896819

This book re-examines the archaeological material excavated in the region in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and traces the link between archaeological work, histories of museum collections and related interpretations by art historians. The essays in the volume underscore the diverse cultural traditions of Gandhara as well as interrogate the grand narrative of Hellenism of which Gandhara has been a part. The book explores the making of collections of what came to be described as Gandhara art and reviews the Buddhist artistic tradition through notions of mobility and dynamic networks of transmission.

• | Author: Himanshu Prabha Ray
• | Publisher: Routledge India
• | Publication Date: Dec 05, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138896810
• | ISBN-13: 9781138896819