Case Studies in Archaeology and World Religion: The Proceedings of the Cambridge Conference

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Each of the twenty papers presented in this book is a case study utilising archaeological research, or the results thereof, as a means of furthering our understanding of World Religions, and more specifically with regard to Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. The papers can be classified under five broad headlines: sacred space; theoretical issues; iconography; aspects of a religious whole; and archaeology and the development of Religions. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Table of Contents Foreword and Acknowledgements Introduction. Research Foci in Archaeology and World Religions Buddhist landscapes and monastic planning: the elements of intervisibility, surveillance and the protection of relics The Early Syriac Liturgical Drama and its Architectural Setting The Concept of Sacred Space in the Monasteries of Byzantine Palestine Bodh-Gaya: an ancient Buddhist Shrine and its Modern History (1891-1904) Ayodhya and the Ethics of Archaeology Archaeology, dance and religion in Java: the Prambanan complex A Symbol of the Deity: Artistic Rendition of the 'Hand of God' in Ancient Jewish and early Christian Art Text, Tradition and Transformation: Mandan's 'Devata-Murti-Prakarnam' The Archaeological Visibility of Caste: An Introduction Christianity and Islam in the Middle Nile: Towards a study of religion and social change in the long term Tadmakkat and the Image of Mecca: Epigraphic Records of the Work of the Imagination in 11th Century West Africa The Archaeology of Muslim Pilgrimage and Shrines in Palestine Archaeology and Christian Sacred Space at Walsingham The Medieval Jewish Quarter of Regensburg and its Synagogue: Archaeological Research 1995-1997 Archaeology, Noncomformist Missions and the 'Colonisation of Consciousness' in Southern Africa, c. 1820-1900 Chronos, Saturn, Mithra: Archaeology and the Pagan Origins of Christmas Archaeology and Library Work in the Study of Early Christianity