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This book in two volumes focuses on Kashmir Smast, one of the most important archaeological sites in ancient Gandhara. The publication discusses the historical, religious and political significance of the site and its other aspects such as landscape and environment, the role of mountains in religions, animism and folklore, Indian literature referring to the site, the languages, and scripts used in ancient inscription, coinage, political history of the region, etc.

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Centre for Gandharan and Buddhist Studies
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English
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800

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Table of Contents

Volume I
Contents
Acknowledgments…………………………i-iii
Preface……………………………… v-vii
Abbreviations…………………………… ix-x
Anecdotes………………………………… xi-xii
Chapter 1: Kashmir Smast and Ancient Gandhāra…… 1-11
Chapter 2: Kashmir Smast - Landscape and Environment…… 13-29
Chapter 3: Where do Gods reside? Mountains, Religions, Animism and Folklore……………31-37
Chapter 4: Mount Śrī Mīñja and the Ancient Sources…….. 39-57
Chapter 5: History of Archaeological Research… 59-70
Chapter 6: Survey and Documentation……………….…………………………………. 71-110
Chapter 7: Excavations…………………………………………………….………………….. 111-155
Excavations in 2001-2015………………………………………………………………………. 112
Chapter 8: Town Planning and Architecture…………………………………………… 157-196
Chapter 9: Art and iconography……………………………………………………………. 197-232
Chapter 10: Scripts, Langages and Inscriptions………………………………………… 233-273
Chapter 11: Coins, Chronology and Political Hegemony……………………………. 275-308
Chapter 10: Religions and Cultures………………………………………………………. 309-333
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………. 335
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………. 345
Index………………………………………………………………………………………………. 361-381

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Peshawar, Pakistan

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Hardcover
Number of pages
800
Dimensions
30 x 21.5 x 6 centimeters
Weight
2 kilos

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OL26491616M
ISBN 13
9789699270062

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