Abhishek Amar
B.A., Dyal Singh College; M.A. and M.Phil., Jawaha
Archaeology
Hamilton University
United Kingdom
Biography
Abhishek S. Amar specializes in the archaeological history of South Asian religions. He is working on a monograph that examines the issues of expansion, sustenance and religious transformation of Buddhism at the site of Buddha’s enlightenment. He directs a digital research project, Sacred Centers in India, which examines material, culture and texts to unravel the histories of the Hindu and Buddhist cities of Gaya and Bodhgaya, respectively. Amar received his doctorate in history from SOAS, University of London, and then got a fellowship from Kate Hamburger Kolleg at Ruhr University, Germany.
Research Interest
Indian Buddhism Imagining Religions Islam and Modernity in South Asia Dying, Death and Afterlife Conflict and Coexistence: Hindus and Muslims in South Asia Competition and Coexistence: Exploring Inter-Religious Dynamics in South Asia Encountering Hinduism: Sacrifice, Soul and Image
Publications
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ABHISHEK AMAR (2012) "Integrating Texts and Material Culture: Methodological Approaches to the Study of Pre-modern Religions,". Material Religion 8: 528-529.
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ABHISHEK AMAR (2011) "An Archaeological Study of Pilgrimage and Ritual at Sacred Bodhgaya," Pragdhara. A Journal of Uttar Pradesh state Archaeology 19: 37-46.
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ABHISHEK AMAR (2012) "Bodhgaya and Gaya: Buddhist Responses to the Hindu Challenges in Early India," Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 22: 155-185.
