Civilizations in embrace : the spread of Ideas and the transformation of power ; India and Southeast Asia in the Classical Age.
This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist concepts and symbols of kingship and statecraf...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
2012.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist concepts and symbols of kingship and statecraft helped to legitimize Southeast Asian rulers, and transform the political institutions and authority of Southeast Asia. But the process of this diffusion was not accompanied by imperialism, political hegemony, or "colonization" as conventionally understood. This book investigates different explanat. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (128 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789814379748 9814379743 |