Connected Histories of India and Southeast Asia

Icons, Narratives, Monuments
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-93-5479-541-1
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm

Connected Histories of India and Southeast Asia unravels the fascinating history of cultural interactions, of outstanding and universal significance, between India and Southeast Asia, with special emphasis on artistic expressions. India's connections with Southeast Asian countries, namely, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are seen not only in trade and commerce but also in cultural and religious exchanges. Such histories are well-documented in their monuments, icons, narratives, inscribed artefacts, texts, and ritual paraphernalia.

The first part of the book offers an overview of the nature of cultural and artistic interactions and the trade routes that facilitated an exchange of ideas, objects, people, and knowledge systems since ancient times. The second part addresses issues relating to architectural forms, motifs, and mobility across long distances and time periods. The final segment includes essays that discuss narratives and iconographies arising from cross-cultural artistic exchanges. With contributions by eminent scholars and over 170 colour photographs, maps, and illustrations, this book is an invaluable resource for understanding connected histories, which play a key role in revitalizing cultural connectivity and people-to-people contacts between India and Southeast Asia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dhar, Parul Pandya

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtswissenschaft: Theorie und Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
List of Maps
Foreword by S. Jaishankar
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Overviews: Culture and Connectivity
Introduction: Icons, Narratives and Monuments across the Indian Ocean - Parul Pandya Dhar
Mapping Connections: Early Trade and Cultural Contacts between India and Southeast Asia - Suchandra Ghosh
Part II: Monuments and Mobility: Transregional Perspectives
The Cham Original Adaptation of Indian Temple Art and Architecture: A View from My Son Sanctuary, Vietnam - Tran Ky Phuong and Nguyen Thi Tu Anh
Pre-Angkorian Saiva Temples of Isanapura: A New Perspective on Early India–Cambodia Links - Swati Chemburkar
Art and Architecture of Myanmar: Links with India - Chedha Tingsanchali
Dynamics of Relationship between Indonesia and India in the Hindu-Buddhist Period - Agustijanto Indradjaja
Part III: Icons and Narratives: Connecting Cultures
Epic Visions in Terracotta, Stone, and Stucco: Ramayana in Indian Sculpture (Beginnings to 8th century CE) - Parul Pandya Dhar
From the Ganges to the Chao Phraya River: Transmission of Indian Religion, Arts, and Architecture in Central Thailand, c. 7th–8th centuries - Pattaratorn Chirapravati
Tracing Indian Cultural Connections in Malaysia and Brunei: From Early Candis to Modern Art - Cheryl Chelliah Thiruchelvam and Sarena Abdullah
Buddhist Arts of Laos - Vatsana Douangmalasy
Agusan Tara: The Unfolding of a Pilgrim Circuit in the Philippines - Joefe B. Santarita
Littorally Speaking: Some Instances of Singapore’s Tamil Connection - Nalina Gopal
Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dhar, Parul Pandya
Parul Pandya Dhar is a Professor in the Department of History, University of Delhi. Her work engages with the history of Indian art and architecture, art historiography, and connected cultural histories of South and Southeast Asia. She has authored The Torana in Indian and Southeast Asian Architecture (2010); edited The Multivalence of an Epic: Retelling the Ramayana in South India and Southeast Asia (2021), and Indian Art History: Changing Perspectives (2011); and co-edited Temple Architecture and Imagery of South and Southeast Asia (2016), Asian Encounters: Exploring Connected Histories (2014), and Cultural Interface of India with Asia (2004). She has been awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Germany (2007–2008), the CAA-Getty International Travel Award, USA (2012 and 2018), and the Nehru Trust Research Grant, UK (2004). She is currently writing on artists and artistic practices in ancient and early medieval Deccan, and issues relating to art and mobility across the Indian Ocean.