Gandharan Buddhism
Archaeology, Art, and Texts
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2006
- Category
- General, Asian, Archaeology
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774810807
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $95.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774810814
- Publish Date
- Jan 2007
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774841283
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $99.00
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Description
The ancient region of Gandhara, with its prominent Buddhist heritage, has long fascinated scholars of art history, archaeology, and textual studies. Discoveries of inscriptions, text fragments, sites, and artworks in the last decade have redefined how we understand the region and its cultural complexity. The essays in this volume reassess Gandharan Buddhism in light of these findings, utilizing a multidisciplinary approach that illuminates the complex historical and cultural dynamics of the region. By integrating archaeology, art history, numismatics, epigraphy, and textual sources, the contributors articulate the nature of Gandharan Buddhism, its practices, and the significance of the relic tradition.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Pia Brancaccio is assistant professor of art history in the department of Visual Studies at Drexel University. Kurt Behrendt is assistant curator in the department of Asian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.