Chapter 1 Creating identities

Religious icons have been a contested terrain across the world. Their implications and understanding travel further than the artistic or the aesthetic and inform contemporary preoccupations.This book traces the lives of religious sculptures beyond the moment of their creation. It lays bare their pur...

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Main Author:	Kulshreshtha, Salila
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2024
Subjects:	Colonial archaeology,Francis Buchanan,AM Broadley,Cunningham, ASI,Uma Mahesvara,Uma Mahesvara Images,Tamil Nadu,Mahabodhi Temple,South Bihar,Bodh Gaya,Plaster Of Paris,Treasure Hunters,Bhagalpur District,Nalanda District,Patna Museum,Mahabodhi Temple Complex,East By South,Rennell’s Maps,Gaya District,Orissa Research Society,Patna High Court,Barabar Hills,Archaeological Survey,ASI,Sacred Sculptures,Architectural Fragments,Votive Stupas thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRD Hinduism thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRD Hinduism::QRDP Hindu life and practice thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/93346
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