The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in HIstorical Outline

D D Kosambi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

290 Seiten

2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-34287-0 (ISBN)

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First published in 1965, The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline is a strikingly original work, the first real cultural history of India. The main features of the Indian character are traced back into remote antiquity as the natural outgrowth of historical process. Did the change from food gathering and the pastoral life to agriculture make new religions necessary? Why did the Indian cities vanish with hardly a trace and leave no memory? Who were the Aryans – if any? Why should Buddhism, Jainism, and so many other sects of the same type come into being at one time and in the same region? How could Buddhism spread over so large a part of Asia while dying out completely in the land of its origin? What caused the rise and collapse of the Magadhan empire; was the Gupta empire fundamentally different from its great predecessor, or just one more ‘oriental despotism’? These are some of the many questions handled with great insight, yet in the simplest terms, in this stimulating work. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology, archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies, South Asian studies and ethnic studies.

D D Kosambi

Preface 1. The Historical Perspective 2. Primitive Life and Prehistory 3. The First Cities 4. The Aryans 5. From Tribe to Society 6. State and Religion in Greater Magadha 7. Towards Feudalism Index

Erscheinungsdatum	17.08.2022
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1000 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-032-34287-0 / 1032342870
ISBN-13	978-1-032-34287-0 / 9781032342870
Zustand	Neuware