1. Sultanganj Re-Visited: Encountering the Past Through Living Traditions.
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Bose, Ruma
- Subjects
ART historians ,COMMUNITIES ,CULTURAL property ,ARCHAEOLOGISTS ,ART history ,PROTECTION of cultural property - Abstract
This ethnographical paper re-explores the ancient remains of Sultanganj, Bihar, reports new findings of interest to archaeologists and art historians of eastern India and attempts to explain the historical context for the emergence of the site. Intervowen are prevailing popular conceptions of recovered old images and their place in the living traditions of a complex socio-religious pilgrimage town. It explores the local community's response to a recent threat to this cultural heritage and demonstrates how popular conceptions of the life and location of ancient images offer a complementary model for the protection and preservation of ancient heritage in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2022
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