Neill, Rebecca M.H.
(2020)
Empires, materials and entanglements: the power of material entanglements in the Gupta Political Formation.
MPhil(R) thesis, University of Glasgow.
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Abstract
The Gupta Political Formation has been called “the golden-age” of India yet little archaeological study has been done on the period. Through the ideas of new materialism, in particular Hodder’s (2012) Theory of Entanglement, and Katchadurian’s (2016) Satrapal Conditions, this thesis aims to explore three powerful materials: textile clothing, metals and spices. These materials appear influential and integral to the inner workings of the Gupta Political Formation (GPF) and so provide the opportunity to investigate the political, social and economic movements made by the rulers of the GPF in pursuit of these materials. It is the purpose of this thesis to shine a light on their influence in the movements of the political machine we know as the Gupta Political Formation and to explore the inner-workings of empire through material desires and dependencies.
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