01604nam a22002057a 4500999001700000020001800017082001500035100003500050245011400085260003200199300001000231520085400241546001201095650003601107650003601143650003501179650002901214942001201243952014301255  c39046d39046  a9789394262768  a294bPRA-R  aPrasad, Birendra Nath eauthor  aReligion in Society:bSocial Dimensions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism in India cBy Birendra Nath Prasad   aNew Delhi:bManohar,c2024.  a226p.  aThrough an analysis of archaeological and literary data, this book ex­plores two interrelated themes: the socio-economic and cultic processes that resulted in the decline of Indian Buddhism in its last strongholds – Bihar and Bengal – towards the end of the early medieval period, and the patterns of revival of Buddhism in the neighbouring province of Uttar Pradesh, c. 2005-2011 ce. These themes have been explored by undertaking an analysis of the developments in the social histories of other competing religions: Hinduism, Jainism and Ājīvika-dharma. By placing emphasis on the religious praxis and behaviour of the non-elite segment of population, this book offers some significant ‘from below’ perspectives on the social histories of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Ājīvika-dharma in eastern and northern India.  aEnglish  aBuddhismvSocial aspectszIndia  aHinduismvSocial aspectszIndia  aJainismvSocial aspectszIndia  aReligionxSocietyzIndia  2ddccBK  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2024-03-21eRajasthani Granthagarg974.70l0o294 PRA-Rp54093r2024-04-22 00:00:00v1350.00w2024-03-18yBK