The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya : Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site.

ISBN:

9780295742380

Title:

Author:

Geary, David.

Personal Author:

Geary, David.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Series:

Global South Asia Ser.

Contents:

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Map of Bodh Gaya -- Introduction -- 1 The Light of Asia -- 2 Rebuilding the Navel of the Earth -- 3 The Afterlife of Zamindari -- 4 Tourism in the Global Bazaar -- 5 A Master Plan for World Heritage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Mahabodhi Temple Complex (Buddh Gaya, India).

Heritage tourism-Social aspects-India-Buddh Gaya..

Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages-Social aspects-India-Buddh Gaya..

Tourism-Religious aspects-Buddhism..

Buddh Gaya (India)-Social conditions.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2017

Publication Information:

Seattle :

University of Washington Press,

2017.

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Summary

This multilayered historical ethnography of Bodh Gaya -- the place of Buddha's enlightenment in the north Indian state of Bihar -- explores the spatial politics surrounding the transformation of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex into a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. The rapid change from a small town based on an agricultural economy to an international destination that attracts hundreds of thousands of Buddhist pilgrims and visitors each year has given rise to a series of conflicts that foreground the politics of space and meaning among Bodh Gaya's diverse constituencies.

David Geary examines the modern revival of Buddhism in India, the colonial and postcolonial dynamics surrounding archaeological heritage and sacred space, and the role of tourism and urban development in India.

Author Notes

David Geary is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is the coeditor of Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site: Bodh Gaya Jataka .