Dearcolleagues, E.J. Brill Publishing, Leiden, has startedmarketing my authored book titled ‘Religion in Society: Social Dimensions ofBuddhism, Hinduism and Jainism in India’ in EBook format.
About the book: Through an analysis of archaeological and literarydata, this book explores two interrelated themes: the socio-economic and cultic processes whichprecipitated the decline of Indian Buddhism in its last stronghold—Bihar andBengal—towards the end of the early medieval (c. CE 600-1200) period, and; thepattern of revival of Buddhism in the neighbouring province of Uttar Pradesh,c. 2005 CE-2011 CE. These themes have been delved into by analyzing thedevelopments 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-elitesegment of population, this book offers some significant ‘from below’perspectives on the social histories of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Ājīvika-dharmain eastern and northern India. Contents 1. Introduction 2. CulticRelationships between Buddhism and Brahmanism in the ‘Last Stronghold’ ofIndian Buddhism: An Analysis with Particular Reference to Votive Inscriptionson the Brahmanical Sculptures Donated to Buddhist Religious Centres in EarlyMedieval Magadha 3. Merchants and Their FamilyMembers as Donors of Inscribed Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures in EarlyMedieval Bihar and Bengal 4. Women as Donors of InscribedBuddhist Sculptures in Early Medieval Bihar and Bengal 5. Monarchs,Monasteries and Trade on an ‘Agrarian Frontier’: Early Medieval Samataṭa– Harikela, Bangladesh 6. Jaina and Brahmanical Templesand Political Processes in a Forested Frontier of Early Medieval South-WesternBengal: A Study of Purulia 7. Buddhist Revival inContemporary Uttar Pradesh, c. 2005-2011 CE: Some Aspects of Ambedkarite andĀjīvika Discourses on Buddhism and Hinduism in Hindi Print Media Bibliography Index Formore information, please see: https://brill.com/display/title/73750?srsltid=AfmBOoqS21SR8i0IpGaKheZVroXR_F6e-ZXZS3VkCqSTqJVhhrvP-7_K&fbclid=IwY2xjawN9O0dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeNR-tZ2Dquvikoh2S8ISRN21nzZ92BjqxQcegMQbmsyHdKhbMPjqGNwVUX9U_aem_FGBd1jWu9BD1U8cVzaW09g Withregards, DrBirendra Nath Prasad Centrefor Historical Studies JNU,New Delhi
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