The article presents a new interpretation of the diffusion of Buddhism in Gandhara. It suggests that the period of major diffusion of this religion is successive to that of the great artistic creation of Gandharan art, which results therefore as a powerful mean of visual propaganda.
P. Callieri (2006). Buddhist Presence in the Urban Settlements of Swat, Second Century BCE to Fourth Century CE. VANCOUVER-TORONTO : University Press.
Buddhist Presence in the Urban Settlements of Swat, Second Century BCE to Fourth Century CE
CALLIERI, PIERFRANCESCO
2006
Abstract
The article presents a new interpretation of the diffusion of Buddhism in Gandhara. It suggests that the period of major diffusion of this religion is successive to that of the great artistic creation of Gandharan art, which results therefore as a powerful mean of visual propaganda.File in questo prodotto:
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