Outputs (11)

Text, Power, and Kingship in Medieval Gujarat, c. 1398 -1511. (2009)
Thesis
Kapadia, A. Text, Power, and Kingship in Medieval Gujarat, c. 1398 -1511. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Despite the growing interest in the region of Gujarat, its pre-colonial history remains a neglected area of research. The dissertation is an attempt at redressing this gap, as well as at developing an understanding of the role of literary culture in... Read More about Text, Power, and Kingship in Medieval Gujarat, c. 1398 -1511..

Indians as French citizens in colonial Indochina, 1858-1940. (2009)
Thesis
Pairaudeau, N. Indians as French citizens in colonial Indochina, 1858-1940. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study demonstrates how Indians with French citizenship were able through their stay in Indochina to have some say in shaping their position within the French colonial empire, and how in turn they made their mark on Indochina itself. Known as 're... Read More about Indians as French citizens in colonial Indochina, 1858-1940..

Indigenous Efforts and Dimensions of Mongolian Buddhism Exemplified by the Mergen Tradition. (2009)
Thesis
Ujeed, U. B. Indigenous Efforts and Dimensions of Mongolian Buddhism Exemplified by the Mergen Tradition. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis investigates the indigenous efforts and dimensions of Mongolian Buddhism on the local and practical levels exemplified by the Mergen Tradition of Inner Mongolia, China. The Mergen Tradition is a set of local Buddhist practices centred in... Read More about Indigenous Efforts and Dimensions of Mongolian Buddhism Exemplified by the Mergen Tradition..

The Madhyamika dimension of Yinshun : A restatement of the School of Nagarjuna in 20th century Chinese Buddhism. (2009)
Thesis
Travagnin, S. The Madhyamika dimension of Yinshun : A restatement of the School of Nagarjuna in 20th century Chinese Buddhism. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Yinshun (1906-2005) is regarded as one of the eminent monies representative of twentieth-century Chinese Buddhism. He has been valued for his large corpus of writings and scholarly achievement, as well as for his contribution to the change and develo... Read More about The Madhyamika dimension of Yinshun : A restatement of the School of Nagarjuna in 20th century Chinese Buddhism..

What a household with sick persons should know : Expressions of body and illness in a medical text of early nineteenth-century Japan. (2009)
Thesis
Daidoji, K. What a household with sick persons should know : Expressions of body and illness in a medical text of early nineteenth-century Japan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis assesses the image and expressions of the body and illness in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1867), by examining a text on the cultivation of life, Byoka suchi (What a household with sick persons should know). A unique feature of Byoka... Read More about What a household with sick persons should know : Expressions of body and illness in a medical text of early nineteenth-century Japan..

Contested land: Land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia (1941-1974). (2009)
Thesis
Tesfaye-Aragaw, B. Contested land: Land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia (1941-1974). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation investigates land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia, between 1941 and 1974. Such disputes were a deeply entrenched feature of Ethiopian land tenure systems until the revolution, and despite its importance the subject... Read More about Contested land: Land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia (1941-1974)..

Teaching and learning in the madrasas of Istanbul during the late Ottoman period. (2009)
Thesis
Erbay, H. I. Teaching and learning in the madrasas of Istanbul during the late Ottoman period. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation deals with madrasa education in Istanbul during the late Ottoman period. It mainly focuses on the period between 1839 when the Tanzimat was promulgated and 1908 when the Young Turk Revolution took place. The subject has usually been... Read More about Teaching and learning in the madrasas of Istanbul during the late Ottoman period..

Javanese indentured labourers in British North Borneo, 1914-1932. (2009)
Thesis
De Silva, M. Javanese indentured labourers in British North Borneo, 1914-1932. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the historical realities of Javanese indentured labour in British North Borneo from 1914 to 1932. The empirical findings are interpreted in terms of the theoretical debate surrounding the indentured labour system, seen either as... Read More about Javanese indentured labourers in British North Borneo, 1914-1932..

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the construction of the Ahmadiyya identity. (2009)
Thesis
Khan, A. H. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the construction of the Ahmadiyya identity. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The presence of Jama'at-i Ahmadiyya has reinvigorated the debate on Islamic orthodoxy in South Asia's Muslim mainstream. Assessing Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's career has been made difficult by the polarized nature of the questions surrounding his reputation... Read More about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the construction of the Ahmadiyya identity..

Contextualising the navel of the earth : The emergence, sustenance and religious transformation of Buddhism in the Bodhgaya region (circa 300 BCE-1200 CE). (2009)
Thesis
Amar, A. S. Contextualising the navel of the earth : The emergence, sustenance and religious transformation of Buddhism in the Bodhgaya region (circa 300 BCE-1200 CE). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study aims to examine the history of Buddhism at its birth-place, Bodhgaya, in the South Bihar region in early India (c. 300 BCE - 1200 CE) by analysing its social milieu and broader regional context. In an attempt to inquire into processes that... Read More about Contextualising the navel of the earth : The emergence, sustenance and religious transformation of Buddhism in the Bodhgaya region (circa 300 BCE-1200 CE)..