Archaeology and Religion in Early Northwest India

History, Theory, Practice
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-82249-8
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Archaeology and Religion in South Asia

This book explores the ways in which past cultures have been used to shape colonial and postcolonial cultural identities. It provides a theoretical framework to understand these processes, and offers illustrative case studies in which the agency of ancient peoples, rather than the desires of antiquarians and archaeologists, is brought to the fore.

@contents: Introduction 1. From Antiquarianism to Scientific Antiquarianism 2. Archaeology 3. Contemporary Theory and the Archaeology of Religion 4. Minting Identity and Hegemony 5. Dicing and Oracular Gambling at Sirkap 6. The Archive at Sanghol. Conclusion

Autoren/Hrsg.

Michon, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. From Antiquarianism to Scientific Antiquarianism 2. Archaeology 3. Contemporary Theory and the Archaeology of Religion 4. Minting Identity and Hegemony 5. Dicing and Oracular Gambling at Sirkap 6. The Archive at Sanghol. Conclusion. Appendices. Bibliography. About the Author. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Michon is Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Claremont McKenna College, USA.