Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Material of Religion
Chapter 3 - From the Buddha to Ashoka: c. 600 - 200 BCE
Chapter 4 - The Sangha and the Laity: c. 200 BCE - 200 CE
Chapter 5 - The Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha Images, and Monastic Isolation: c. 100 - 600 CE
Chapter 6 - Lay Buddhism and Religious Syncretism in the First Millennium CE
Chapter 7 - The Consolidation and Collapse of Monastic Buddhism: c. 600 - 1400 CE
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the Author

Lars Fogelin is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Religion, Archaeology, and the Material World as well as Archaeology of Early Buddhism.

Reviews

"This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the history of Indian Buddhism. ... Fogelin's historical judgments are revisionary and refreshing. ... Highly recommended." --CHOICE