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The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline

Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
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Description:This 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 a historical process. Did the change from food gathering and the pastoral life to agriculture make new religions necessary? Why did the Indus cities vanish with hardly a trace and leave no memory? Who were the Aryans - If any? Did the caste system ever serve any useful social purpose? How does it happen that slavery of the type seen in ancient Greece and Rome never appeared in India? 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 what led to collapse of 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 fresh insight, yet in the simplest terms, in this stimulating work.IllustrationsPrefaceThe Historical PerspectivePrimitive Life & PrehistoryThe First CitiesThe AryansFrom Tribe to SocietyState & Religion in Greater MagadhaTowards FeudalismIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline. To get started finding The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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256
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Vikas Publishing
Release
1997
ISBN
070698613X

The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline

Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: This 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 a historical process. Did the change from food gathering and the pastoral life to agriculture make new religions necessary? Why did the Indus cities vanish with hardly a trace and leave no memory? Who were the Aryans - If any? Did the caste system ever serve any useful social purpose? How does it happen that slavery of the type seen in ancient Greece and Rome never appeared in India? 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 what led to collapse of 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 fresh insight, yet in the simplest terms, in this stimulating work.IllustrationsPrefaceThe Historical PerspectivePrimitive Life & PrehistoryThe First CitiesThe AryansFrom Tribe to SocietyState & Religion in Greater MagadhaTowards FeudalismIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline. To get started finding The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
256
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Vikas Publishing
Release
1997
ISBN
070698613X

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