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Dharma, Disorder and the Political in Ancient India by Adam Bowles The paddharmaparvan, the book on conduct in times of distress, is an important section of the great Sanskrit epic the Mah bh rata which, despite its significance for Mah bh rata studies and for the history of Indian social and political thought, has received little attention in scholarly literature. This book places the paddharmaparvan within its literary and ideological contexts. In so doing it explores the development of a conception of brahmanic kingship morally justifiable within the terms of a debate largely set by various alternative social movements of the period. This book further explores the implications for our understanding of the Mah bh rata that follow from the paddharmaparvans presentation as a poetically cohesive unit within itself and within the wider parameters of the Mah bh rata.Call Number: Ebook
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India Before Europe by Catherine B. Asher; Cynthia Talbot India is a land of enormous diversity. Cross-cultural influences are everywhere in evidence, in the food people eat, the clothes they wear, and in the places they worship. This was ever the case, and at no time more so than in the India that existed from 1200 to 1750, before the European intervention. This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a journey across the political, religious and cultural landscapes of medieval India. It is fluently composed, with a cast of characters that will educate students and general readers alike.Call Number: DS452 .A84 2006
Dharma, Disorder and the Political in Ancient India by The paddharmaparvan, the book on conduct in times of distress, is an important section of the great Sanskrit epic the Mah bh rata which, despite its significance for Mah bh rata studies and for the history of Indian social and political thought, has received little attention in scholarly literature. This book places the paddharmaparvan within its literary and ideological contexts. In so doing it explores the development of a conception of brahmanic kingship morally justifiable within the terms of a debate largely set by various alternative social movements of the period. This book further explores the implications for our understanding of the Mah bh rata that follow from the paddharmaparvans presentation as a poetically cohesive unit within itself and within the wider parameters of the Mah bh rata.
India Before Europe by India is a land of enormous diversity. Cross-cultural influences are everywhere in evidence, in the food people eat, the clothes they wear, and in the places they worship. This was ever the case, and at no time more so than in the India that existed from 1200 to 1750, before the European intervention. This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a journey across the political, religious and cultural landscapes of medieval India. It is fluently composed, with a cast of characters that will educate students and general readers alike.