Title: Asian encounters : exploring connected histories
Abstract: Acknowledgements Foreword by Kapila Vatsyayan Introduction by Upinder Singh and Parul Pandya Dhar Changing Perspectives 1. Indian colonies, Indianization or cultural convergence? Reflections on the changing image of India's role in Southeast Asia by Hermann Kulke 2. Ming state violence against neighbouring polities and its representation in Chinese historiography by Geoff Wade Political Connectivities and Conflicts 3. Gifts from other lands: Southeast Asian royal religious endowments in India by Upinder Singh 4. Changing regimes: Two episodes of Chinese military interventions in medieval South Asia by Tansen Sen 5. An inconvenient heritage: The Central Asian background of the Delhi Sultans by Sunil Kumar Religion, Rituals and Monuments 6. Buddhism, art and ritual practice: ?ng D??ng at the intersection of Asian cultures by Parul Pandya Dhar 7. Durg? and ?iva at Banteay Srei: Blurring boundaries between monument, image and practice by Soumya James Trade, Icons and Artefacts 8. Sri Lanka and maritime trade: Bodhisattva Avalokite?vara as the protector of mariners by Osmund Bopearachchi 9. Viewing our shared past through Buddhist votive tablets across eastern India, Bangladesh and peninsular Thailand by Suchandra Ghosh 10. Early modern Indian carpets as media for cross-cultural interaction by Yumiko Kamada About the editors and contributors Index
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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