Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site : Bodh Gaya Jataka (Hardcover)

Introduction: The Multiple Lives of Bodh Gaya: Defining Views and Changing Perspectives  David Geary, Matthew R. Sayers, and Abhishek Singh Amar  Part 1: Empowering the Landscape of the Buddha  1. Gaya-Bodh Gaya: The Origins of a Pilgrimage Complex Matthew R. Sayers 2. Sacred Bodh Gaya : The Buddhaksetra of Gotama Buddha Abhishek Singh Amar 3. The Changing Landscape at Bodh Gaya Janice Leoshko 4. Bodh Gaya and the Issue of Originality in Art Frederick M. Asher Part 2: Monumental Conjectures: Rebirths and Retellings  5. Established Usage and Absolute Freedom of Religion at Bodh Gaya: 1861?1915 Alan Trevithick 6. Queen Victoria Beneath the Bodhi Tree: Anagarika Dharmapala as Anti-Imperialist and Victorian Noel Salmond 7. Bodh Gaya in the 1950s: Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahant Giri, and Anagarika Munindra C. Robert Pryor 8. "Why Cause Unnecessary Confusion?": Re-inscribing the Mahabodhi Temple’s Holy Places Tara Doyle Part 3: Universal Dreams and Local Departures  9. World Heritage in the Shadow of Zamindari David Geary 10. Maitreya, or The Love of Buddhism: The Non-Event of a Bodh Gaya’s Giant Statue Jessica Marie Falcone 11. Universal Education and Social Transformation in Bodh Gaya Kory Goldberg 12. NGOs, Corruption, and Reciprocity in the Land of Buddha’s Enlightenment Jason Rodriguez