Hakim Habibur Rahman Khan Commemoration Volume PDF Download

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Category : Bangladesh
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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Hakim Habibur Rahman Khan, 1881-1947, orientalist from Bangladesh; contributed articles.

Author: Sita Pieris
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004191488
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 897

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Volume Three offers 1643 annotated records on publications regarding the art and archaeology of South Asia, Central Asia and Tibet selected from the ABIA Index database at www.abia.net which were published between 2002 and 2007.

Author: Birendra Nath Prasad
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000416739
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 770

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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.

Author: Ryosuke Furui
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000084809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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This volume explores the process of social changes which unfolded in rural society of early medieval Bengal, especially the formation of stratified land relations and occupational groups which later got systematised as jātis. One of the first books to systematically reconstruct the early history of the region, this book presents a history of the economy, polity, law, and social order of early medieval Bengal through a comprehensive study of land and society. It traces the changing power relations among constituents of rural society and political institutions, and unravels the contradictions growing among them. The author describes the changing forms of agrarian development which were deeply associated with these overarching structures and offers an in-depth analysis of a wide range of textual sources in Sanskrit and other languages, especially contemporary inscriptions pertaining to Bengal. The volume will be an essential resource for researchers and academics interested in the history of Bengal, and the social and economic history of early South Asia.

Author: Ellen Raven
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004473009
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 669

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An extensive, illustrated bibliography for the Hindu god Śiva in the arts of South and Southeast Asia, offering detailed indices and easy access to resource repositories.

Author: Johan Elverskog
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812251830
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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A corrective to the contemporary idea that Buddhism has always been an environmentally friendly religion In the current popular imagination, Buddhism is often understood to be a religion intrinsically concerned with the environment. The Dharma, the name given to Buddhist teachings by Buddhists, states that all things are interconnected. Therefore, Buddhists are perceived as extending compassion beyond people and animals to include plants and the earth itself out of a concern for the total living environment. In The Buddha's Footprint, Johan Elverskog contends that only by jettisoning this contemporary image of Buddhism as a purely ascetic and apolitical tradition of contemplation can we see the true nature of the Dharma. According to Elverskog, Buddhism is, in fact, an expansive religious and political system premised on generating wealth through the exploitation of natural resources. Elverskog surveys the expansion of Buddhism across Asia in the period between 500 BCE and 1500 CE, when Buddhist institutions were built from Iran and Azerbaijan in the west, to Kazakhstan and Siberia in the north, Japan in the east, and Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the south. He examines the prosperity theology at the heart of the Dharma that declared riches to be a sign of good karma and the means by which spritiual status could be elevated through donations bequeathed to Buddhist institutions. He demonstrates how this scriptural tradition propelled Buddhists to seek wealth and power across Asia and to exploit both the people and the environment. Elverskog shows the ways in which Buddhist expansion not only entailed the displacement of local gods and myths with those of the Dharma—as was the case with Christianity and Islam—but also involved fundamentally transforming earlier social and political structures and networks of economic exchange. The Buddha's Footprint argues that the institutionalization of the Dharma was intimately connected to agricultural expansion, resource extraction, deforestation, urbanization, and the monumentalization of Buddhism itself.

Author: Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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Author: Himanshu Prabha Ray
Publisher: Indian
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 540

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Contributed articles presented at a workshop.

Author: Gouriswar Bhattacharya
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 494

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Kalhar: Studies In Art, Iconography, Architecture And Archaeology Of India And Bangladesh Is A Collection Of Forty Research Papers In Honour Of Prof Enamul Haque, Founder And Formerly Director General Of The Bangladesh National Museum And Director Of The International Centre For Study Of Bengal Art At Dhaka, Bangladesh. These Papers Are Contributed By Eminent Scholars From India And Abroad Who Acknowledge Him As An International Scholar And Admire Him In The Scholarly World. These Articles, With Notes, References And Bibliography Are Well Illustrated And Are Grouped Into Five Sections, Viz Section-I Archaeology, Section-Ii: Art And Iconography, Section-Iii: Architecture, Sectin-Iv: Epigraphy And Numismatic And Section-V: Region And In Each Section Articles Have Been Arranged In Alphabetical Order Following Surname Of The Authors. Contents Section-I: Archaeology; Kunor: The Village Of Potters: An Archaeo-Ethnological Study By Mandira Bhattacharya, Subsistence Strategies Of The Chalcolithic People Of Bengal: A Case Study By Asok Datta, A Unique Burial System Of The Ahoms By S Jamal Hasan, History Of Cattagrama Port By Shahnaj Husne Jahan, Wari-Bateshwar And Archaeology Of Banglaedsh By Abu Imam, A Preliminary Study On Amulets And Pendants Found At Wari-Bateshwar, Bangladesh By Shan Sufi Mostafizur Rahman, Buddhist Relics And Relic-Caskets: An Archaeological Study By Mallar Mitra, Pre-Muslim Terracotta Ringwell: Excavated Remains From Mahasthangarh By Nasir Uddin Mobin; Section-Ii: Art And Iconography; Representation Of The Twenty-Eight Buddhas Of Former Aeons At Bagan By Eva Allinger, The Hidden God: Some Remarks On Yama And The Protectors Of The Sacred Space In Buddhist Art By Claudine Bautze-Picron, A Unique Jaina Ayagapatta From Lower Bengal By Sudipa Bandyopadhyay, Vasudeva-Vishu Images From Bengal: Development And Innovation: Is Lotus As Essential Attribute? By Gouriswar Bhattacharya, Mughal Paintings In The Freer Art Gallery, Washington By Ziyaud-Din A Desai, On The Semiotic Function Of Trees In Early Indian Art By Adalbert J Gail, Transmigration Of Legends Between India And The Hellenistic World: Two Cases By Suchandra Ghosh, Saree: Proud Heritage Of The Women Of South Asia By Zulekha Haque, Meru, Samavasarana And Simhasana: The Recurrence Of Three-Tiered Structures In Jaina Cosmology, Mythology And Ritual By Julia A B Hegewald, Representations Of Hariti In Bihar-Bengal By Isabell Johne, An Attempt At The Dating Of Sah-Ji-Ki-Dherl Casket By Sarita Khettry, Images Of Buddhist Goddesses Accompanied By Astral Deities By Gerd J R Mevissen, On The Importance Of The Dharmakosa-Samgraha: A Little Known Text On Buddhist Iconography By Shyam Chand Mukherji, Cultural Context In Indian Art: An Introspection By R C Sharma, Deccani Ceiling Panels Showing Astadikpalas And Natesa: An Analysis By Corinna Wessels-Mevissen, The Indo-Portuguese Quilt And Its Influence On The Nakshi Kantha By Niaz Zaman; Section-Iii: Architecture, Hammams Of The Mughal Period In Bangladesh By Nazimuddin Ahmed, Madrasah Architecture In Sultanate Bengal By Khoundkar Alamgir, Unpublished Views Of Dhaka (Dacca) By Sir Charles D Oyle, 7Th Baronet By Joachim K Bautze, The Shamashana Temples Of Joydevpur In The Ghazipur District By Nazly Chowdhury, Some Important Aspects Of Manarah By Muhammad Abdul Qadir; Section-Iv: Epigraphy & Numismatics; Two Undeciphered Inscriptions Of Varendra: An Appraisal By A K M Yaqub Ali, Re-Editing The Junwani Copper Plate Inscription Of Mahasivagupta Balarjuna Regnal Year 57 By Susmita Basu Majumdar, In Search Of Silver: Southeast Asian Sources For The Coinage Of Bengal By Pranab K Chattopadhyay, An Ornamented Brahmi Inscription By B N Mukherjee, Some Observations On The Ashrafpur Plates Of Devakhadga By Sayantani Pal, Silver Coins Of The Bengal Sultans: Designs And Artistic Motifs (13Th-16Th Century) By Sutapa Sinha, Nadiabhanga Copper Plate Charter Of The Time Of Prthivivigraha-Bhattaraka: Year 253 By Snigdha Tripathy; Section-V: Religion; A Note On The Term Smarta And The Smarta Tradition By Gudrun Buhhemann, Ganga-Kula-Tiiaka By R Nagaswamy.

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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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