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This book assesses the impact of European colonization in the late 19th and early 20th century in ?restructuring? the shared past of India and Southeast Asia.

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This book assesses the impact of European colonization in the late 19th and early 20th century in ?restructuring? the shared past of India and Southeast Asia. It provides case studies that transcend colonial constructs and adopt newer approaches to understanding the shared past. The authors explore these developments through the lens of political figures like Jawaharlal Nehru (1889?1964) and re-examine themes such as the Greater India Society (1926?1959) established in Calcutta, and the role of Buddhism in post-World War II connections, as the repatriation of the mortal remains of Japanese soldiers killed in Burma (Myanmar) acquired urgency.

Drawing on a diverse range of sources including archaeology, Buddhist texts, the afterlives of the Hindu temples, maritime networks, and inscriptions from Vietnam and central India, the book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of history, Buddhism, archaeology, heritage studies, cultural studies, and political history as well as South and Southeast Asian history.

Tartalomjegyzék:

1. Introduction Section I: The Making of the Discourse 2. Nehru?s Southeast Asia 3. Greater India Scholars in a Decolonizing World: The Asian Relations Conference and the Indian Council of World Affairs 4. Modern Japanese Interest and Understanding of Buddhism in Southeast Asia: The Case of Chik? Sat? and Thailand 5. Buddhist-mediated Relations between Japan and Myanmar after World War II Section II: Beyond Binaries: The Way Forward  6. Maritime Buddhism: Of Relics, Rituals and Shipwrecks 7. The ninth century Lak?m?ndra-Lokeśvara vih?ra Đ?ng D??ng viewed as a ma??ala architecture 8. Multiple Lives of Temples Across the Bay of Bengal 9. Early India and Vietnam (ancient Camp?): Revisiting the Vo-canh stele and the Indianization debate