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ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
- Civilizations in Embrace: The Spread of Ideas and the Transformation of Power; India and Southeast Asia in the Classical Age
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
summary
This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist concepts and symbols of kingship and statecraft helped to legitimize Southeast Asian rulers, and transform the political institutions and authority of Southeast Asia. But the process of this diffusion was not accompanied by imperialism, political hegemony, or colonization as conventionally understood. This book investigates different explanations of the spread of Indian ideas offered by scholars, including why and how it occurred and what were its key political and institutional outcomes. It challenges the view that strategic competition is a recurring phenomenon when civilizations encounter each other.
Table of Contents
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- Cover Page
- p. 1
- Title Page
- pp. 2-5
- Table of Contents
- pp. v-7
- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-x
- About the Author
- pp. xi-23
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- 6. Final Thoughts
- pp. 71-72
- Photo Section [Image Plates]
- pp. 73-76
- Bibliography
- pp. 77-84
Additional Information
ISBN
9789814379748
Related ISBN(s)
9789814379731
MARC Record
OCLC
850226885
Pages
88
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No