Ancient India (Classic Reprint): From the Earliest Times to the First Century A. D - Couverture souple

E. J. Rapson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330185714 ISBN 13 : 9781330185711

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the world of ancient India, from great empires to enduring cultural exchanges.

This edition surveys geography, politics, religion, and daily life across centuries, using inscriptions and classical sources to illuminate the past.

Centered on the Maurya dynasty and its famous emperor Ashoka, the book explains how ancient rulers shaped governance, religion, and regional networks. It also shows how Buddhist and Jain traditions intertwined with political power, leaving lasting clues in rock edicts and regional histories. The work ties together places from Pataliputra to Ujjayini, Saurashtra to Ceylon, to build a connected portrait of India’s early centuries.

• Understand the rise and reach of the Maurya Empire and the meaning of Ashoka's “duty” and edicts.
• Learn how inscriptions reveal geography, governance, and religious outreach across the subcontinent.
• See how ancient travel and trade connected India with the West and Southeast Asia.
• Get a clear sense of the sources and methods used to study India’s ancient history.

Ideal for readers curious about ancient empires, history of religion, and the foundations of South Asian culture.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Ancient India: From the Earliest Times to the First Century A. D

In the following pages I have tried to write the story of Ancient India in a manner which shall be intelligible to all who take an interest in Modern India. My object has been to draw as clearly as possible the outlines of the history of the nations of India, so far as it has yet been recovered from the ancient literatures and monuments, and to sketch the salient features of the chief religious and social systems which flourished during the period between the date of the Rig-veda (about 1200 B.C.) and the first century A.D.

For the benefit of those who wish to continue the study I have added at the end of the book some notes on the ancient geography and a short bibliography of standard works.

In the transliteration of Sanskrit names I have followed a system which, while giving a strictly accurate representation of sounds, will, I trust, not puzzle readers who are not oriental scholars.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330185714
• ISBN 13: 9781330185711
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 230
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