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Daksina Kosala: A Rich Centre of Early Saivism

Door Natasja Bosma

Categorie	Geschiedenis Azië
Boeknummer	#401398-LB1
Titel	Daksina Kosala: A Rich Centre of Early Saivism
Auteur	Bosma, Natasja
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij	Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Jaar van uitgave	2018
ISBN10	9492444674
ISBN13	9789492444677
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original pictorial boards, illustrations in colour, 4to. Proefschrift met los stellingenblad en uitnodiging.
Samenvatting	This book deals with the early development of Saivism in ancient Daksina Kosala, the region that roughly corresponds to the modern state of Chhattisgarh, plus the districts of Sambalpur, Balangir and Kalahandi of Odhisha (formerly Orissa). At the end of the sixth and the beginning of the seventh century, this region was under the control of the Pandava king Sivagupta alias Balarjuna' hailing from Sripura (the modern village of Sirpur), who was a great patron of religion. Epigraphical evidence, supported by archaeological remains, has shown that by the time of Sivagupta's reign, which lasted for at least fifty-seven years, Daksina Kosala was already a rich centre of early Saivism. In the context of this setting the following research questions were formulated: what circumstances fostered th... (Lees verder)e rise and development of Saivism in this area, and did the Skandapurana, an important and contemporaneous religious scripture, play any role in that development? An answer to these questions would not only shed light on the religious processes at work in Daksina Kosala, but would also touch upon the interplay of political, social, economic and geographical factors.
Pagina's	334
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 50,00

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