Dear colleagues,
Some of you may be interested in my new booktitled Religionin Society: Social Dimensions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism in India,published by Manohar Publishers and Distributors, Delhi, 2023. ISBN number: 978-9394262768. Amazon link: Religion in Society: Social Dimensions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism in India | | | | | | | | | | | Religion in Society: Social Dimensions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism... Through an analysis of archaeological and literary data, this book explores two interrelated themes: the socio-... | | | About the book: Through an analysis ofarchaeological and literary data, this book explores two interrelated themes:the socio-economic and cultic processes that resulted in the decline of IndianBuddhism in its last strongholds – Bihar and Bengal – towards the end of theearly medieval period, and the patterns of revival of Buddhism in theneighbouring province of Uttar Pradesh, c. 2005-2011 CE. These themes have beenexplored by undertaking an analysis of the developments in the social histories of other competing religions: Hinduism, Jainism and Ājīvika-dharma. By placing emphasis on the religious praxis and behaviour of the non-elite segment of population, this book offers some significant ‘from below’ perspectives on the social histories of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Ājīvika-dharma in eastern and northern India. Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Cultic Relationships between Buddhism andBrahmanism in the ‘Last Stronghold’ of Indian Buddhism: An Analysis withParticular Reference to Votive Inscriptions on the Brahmanical SculpturesDonated to Buddhist Religious Centres in Early Medieval Magadha 3. Merchants and Their Family Members as Donorsof Inscribed Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures in Early Medieval Bihar andBengal 4. Women as Donors of Inscribed BuddhistSculptures in Early Medieval Bihar and Bengal 5. Monarchs, Monasteries and Trade on an‘Agrarian Frontier’: Early Medieval Samataṭa– Harikela, Bangladesh 6. Jaina and Brahmanical Temples and PoliticalProcesses in a Forested Frontier of Early Medieval South-Western Bengal: AStudy of Purulia 7. Buddhist Revival in Contemporary UttarPradesh, c. 2005-2011 CE: Some Aspects of Ambedkarite and Ājīvika Discourses onBuddhism and Hinduism in Hindi Print Media Bibliography Index With regards Dr. Birendra Nath Prasad Centre for Historical Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/bnprasad
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