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Asian encounters : exploring connected histories /Upinder Singh; Parul Pandya Dhar

By: Upinder Singh ; Parul Pandya DharContributor(s): Upinder Singh; Parul Pandya DharMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Vedi Books Pvt.Ltd | ;Unit-3,Rahul Apartments 24/24 Ansari Road Daryaganj,New Delhi-2Publication details: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press , 2014Description: xxiv, 235 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 26 cmISBN: 9780198099802Subject(s): Social SciencesGenre/Form: CivilizationDDC classification: 306.095 SIN

Contents:

1. The concept of cultural convergence revisited: reflections on India's early influence in Southeast Asia / Hermann Kulke -- 2. Ming China's violence against neighbouring polities and its representation in Chinese historiography / Geoff Wade -- 3. Gifts from other lands: Southeast Asian religious endowments in India / Upinder Singh -- 4. Changing regimes: Two episodes of Chinese military interventions in medieval South Asia / Tansen Sen -- 5. An inconvenient heritage: The Central Asian background of the Delhi Sultans / Sunil Kumar -- 6. Buddhism, art and ritual practice: Dong Duong at the intersection of Asian cultures / Parul Pandya Dhar -- 7. Durga and Siva at Banteay Srei: Blurring boundaries between monument, image and practice / Soumya James -- 8. Sri Lanka and maritime trade: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara as the protector of mariners / Osmund Bopearachchi -- 9. Viewing our shared past through Buddhist votive tablets across eastern India, Bangladesh and peninsular Thailand / Suchandra Ghosh -- 10. Early modern Indian carpets as media for cross-cultural interaction / Yumiko Kamada.

Summary: The book approaches the subject of Asian cultural interactions during the pre-modern and early modern periods through the prism of politics, art, religion, and trade. By bringing together these inter-related aspects of cultural encounters, it explores the complex connected histories of the Asian people in a comprehensive manner.

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1. The concept of cultural convergence revisited: reflections on India's early influence in Southeast Asia / Hermann Kulke --
2. Ming China's violence against neighbouring polities and its representation in Chinese historiography / Geoff Wade --
3. Gifts from other lands: Southeast Asian religious endowments in India / Upinder Singh --
4. Changing regimes: Two episodes of Chinese military interventions in medieval South Asia / Tansen Sen --
5. An inconvenient heritage: The Central Asian background of the Delhi Sultans / Sunil Kumar --
6. Buddhism, art and ritual practice: Dong Duong at the intersection of Asian cultures / Parul Pandya Dhar --
7. Durga and Siva at Banteay Srei: Blurring boundaries between monument, image and practice / Soumya James --
8. Sri Lanka and maritime trade: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara as the protector of mariners / Osmund Bopearachchi --
9. Viewing our shared past through Buddhist votive tablets across eastern India, Bangladesh and peninsular Thailand / Suchandra Ghosh --
10. Early modern Indian carpets as media for cross-cultural interaction / Yumiko Kamada.

The book approaches the subject of Asian cultural interactions during the pre-modern and early modern periods through the prism of politics, art, religion, and trade. By bringing together these inter-related aspects of cultural encounters, it explores the complex connected histories of the Asian people in a comprehensive manner.

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