Hardbound. Etat : As New. New. Contents Preface. I. Pre historic era 1. Indian historiography. 2. Sources of ancient Indian history. 3. Physical features of India. 4. Impact of geography upon Indian history. 5. The Indus Valley civilization. 6. Indo Iranian relations. 7. Original home of the Aryans. II. Vedic era 8. A survey of Vedic literature. 9. Literary aspects of Rigveda. 10. Rigvedic polity. 11. Mythology n the Rigveda. 12. The concept of sacrifice and philosophic ideas in the Rigveda. 13. Social life during the Rigvedic age. 14. Economic activities of the Rigvedic society. 15. Philosophic contribution of the Upanishads. III. Post Vedic era 16. The Mahabharata and the Ramayana. 17. The Buddha and Buddhism. 18. The Buddhist literature. 19. Political and social organization at the time of the Buddha. 20. Mahavira and Jainism. 21. The Greek invasion and its consequences. 22. Life and time of Chandragupta Maurya. 23. Life and time of Asoka. 24. Life and time of Kanishka. 25. Administrative and legal system during the post Vedic era. 26. Art and architecture during the post Vedic era. 27. Social life during the post Vedic era. 28. Economic activity during the post Vedic era. 29. India's contact with other countries. The present work is not a purely dynastic history providing a chronological framework. The essential thrust of the book is its focus on some cross currents including outstanding rulers events thinkers artistic achievements religious reforms philosophic ideas and social formations. The volume the first in the series Cross currents of Indian History and Culture portrays a survey of early Indian history from the Indus Valley civilization to the founding of the Gupta dynasty in A.D. 320. The study has been divided into three sections (1) Pre historic era (2) Vedic era and (3) Post Vedic era. The section on Pre historic era deals with the background and genesis of Indian history. It includes topics like nature and scope of Indian history sources of ancient Indian history archaeological excavations physical features of India impact of geography upon Indian history the Indus Valley civilization Indo Iranian relations and original home of the Aryans. Section two attempts to present a survey of the Vedic age. The first chapter of the section gives a general view of the Vedic literature and is followed by a discussion of certain important aspects of the Rigveda particularly its literary aspects polity mythology sacrifice philosophy social life the caste system and economic conditions. The section also contains a chapter on the charms of the Atharvaveda and also recalls the philosophic contribution of the Upanishads. The third and the final section discusses the major developments of the post Vedic era. There are chapters on the two epics political organization of North India in 6 century B.C. society at the time of the Buddha the life and religion of the Buddha an evaluation of the Buddhistic literature the rise of Jainism the Greek invasion achievements of rulers like Chandragupta Maurya Asoka and Kanishka. The section has separate chapters on Manu Kautilya nature of polity in post Vedic era secular and religious architecture sculpture and painting social and economic life including some glimpses of greater India. 274 pp. N� de r�f. du vendeur 59299

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