Civilizational dialogue : Asian inter-connections and cross-cultural exchanges
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Civilizational dialogue : Asian inter-connections and cross-cultural exchanges
Manohar, 2013
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The result of a creative collaboration, this volume is the outcome of the July 2012 ICCR-Nalanda University Conference that brought together diplomats, historians, linguists, archaeologists, literary persons, musicians, and researchers who are deeply engaged with the nature of the early contacts between Asian countries and how these variously impacted the socio-cultural-religious fabric of these societies. The book interrogates the complexities of an inter-civilisation dialogue that cohered largely around the themes of religion, language, textual transmission, and trade, which, as the essays reveal, manifested in multiple ways -- art, archaeology, text, and performances -- and helped in the creation of a rich and syncretic Asian culture. Melding historical figures, persons from myths and legends, and living individuals evokes a strong sense of how past relations between Asian neighbours were interrupted by colonialism and are now being happily revived. It thus celebrates a new era during which Asia speaks to itself and recovers its lost but shared past.
The collection is a valuable addition to the field of inter-Asian interactions and the nature of their dynamic cross-cultural exchanges.
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