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Rethinking Bihar and Bengal

History, Culture and Religion

By: Birendra Nath Prasad

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Rethinking Bihar and Bengal

History, Culture and Religion

By: Birendra Nath Prasad

This book is a collection of some of the published papers of the author, published mostly abroad, and unravels some significant yet hitherto neglected aspects of history, culture and religion of Bihar and Bengal: two areas that were connected through an intricate network of rivers. Themes looked into are: early historic urbanisation in the Mithilā plains of North Bihar; the social history of Brahmanical religious institutions (temples and Mathas) in early medieval Bihar and Bengal; the social history of Buddhist monasticism in early medieval Bihar and Bengal; the integration of a local goddess into the institutional fabric of Mahayana Buddhism; the survival of Buddhism in the thirteenth and fourteenth century AD; pilgrimage from Central India and Deccan to a Hindu pil grimage centre of Bihar in the medieval period; and the debate on the Islamisation of medieval eastern Bengal. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600–1200

By: Birendra Nath Prasad

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Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600–1200

By: Birendra Nath Prasad

In the religious landscape of early medieval (c. AD 600-1200) Bihar and Bengal, poly-religiosity was generally the norm than an exception, which entailed the evolution of complex patterns of inter-religious equations. Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism not only coexisted but also competed for social patronage, forcing them to enter into complex interactions with social institutions and processes. Through an analysis of the published archaeological data, this work explores some aspects of the social history of Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina temples and shrines, and Buddhist stūpas and monasteries in early medieval Bihar and Bengal. This archaeological history of religions questions many ‘established’ textual reconstructions, and enriches our understanding of the complex issue of the decline of Buddhism in this area. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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1000416755

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Rethinking Bihar and Bengal

History, Culture and Religion

By: Birendra Nath Prasad

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History, Culture and Religion

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Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600–1200

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Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600–1200

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1000416739

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The Sautar: In Search of Identity and Livelihood by Dr. Birendra Prasad

By: Dr. Birendra Prasad (IAS)

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The Sautar: In Search of Identity and Livelihood by Dr. Birendra Prasad

By: Dr. Birendra Prasad (IAS)

Sautar is an indigenous tribe residing mainly in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam. Sautars belong to the Proto-Australoid racial group. Both men and women of the Sautar community are masters in archery. They are often considered a martial community by the masses. Since they are skilled fighters, they were often hired by the commoners during fights. Due to this practice, several Sautars were killed. In Bihar, Sautar is one of the major communities, forming a majority of the state's tribal population. The Sautar mostly speak Sautari, a member of the Munda language family. In Bihar, the Sautars are mostly landless. Though, some people from the tribe engage themselves in agriculture. This community has fallen prey to ignorance in the process of socialisation. The ignorance of the Sautar community developed gradually when most of their people were converted to Christianity. Some also became followers of Chauvinism. Due to this religious conversion, their original beliefs and culture got destroyed. In the cultural structure of India, the cultural identity and values of Sautars were ignored. This book is an attempt by the author to present the few aspects and facts behind the problems being faced by this community.

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9355217560

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Nepal, Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace: Monarchy, national security, ethnicity, dalits, and gender issues

By: Dwarika Nath Dhungel,Aditya Man Shrestha

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Nepal, Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace: Monarchy, national security, ethnicity, dalits, and gender issues

By: Dwarika Nath Dhungel,Aditya Man Shrestha

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Rethinking Bihar and Bengal

Rethinking Bihar and Bengal

Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Rethinking Bihar and Bengal

Rethinking Bihar and Bengal

Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

Archaeology of Religion in South Asia

The Sautar: In Search of Identity and Livelihood by Dr. Birendra Prasad

The Sautar: In Search of Identity and Livelihood by Dr. Birendra Prasad

Nepal, Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace: Monarchy, national security, ethnicity, dalits, and gender issues

Nepal, Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace: Monarchy, national security, ethnicity, dalits, and gender issues

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