Landscape, Water and Religion in Ancient India Ritual sites and
water resource structures in their archaeological landscape
project is geared towards building integrated models of
religious, economic and environmental history in central and
western India through the documentation of ritual sites and
water-resource structures in their archaeological landscape.
central question is how did the spread and institutionalisation
of Buddhist and Brahmanical religious traditions between c. 3rd
century BC and 6th century AD relate to other important
processes such as urbanisation, state-formation and innovations
in agriculture? There are two major interrelated research
themes: Religion in the Landscape; and Water and Civilisation,
with three main geographical zones of application: Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. - Religion in the Landscape
The study of ancient Indian religion has long since been
dominated by textual scholarship which has given priority to the
Sanskrit tradition, and drawn on archaeology largel