Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past -Sculpture the Buddhist stupas of Andhra Pradesh

“There is much to learn in this fine study focusing on the Buddhist art of Andhra, not the least of which is the importance for Buddhist studies of combining a broad range of material and disciplinary perspective with good art historical methodology. Eschewing an attempt to reassemble the now scattered remains of this region’s most famous monuments, Becker has nonetheless constructed a better sense of how and why they matter than has ever been achieved”.
In this wide-Ranging Exploration of the creation and use of Buddhist art in Andhra Pradesh, India, Catherine Becker examines how material remains and visual experience shape and reveal essential human concerns.