Chattopadhyaya The Concept of Bharatavarsha and Other Essays

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4384-7176-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Hindu Studies

This exploration of key terms related to social and political order, found in early Indian texts, challenges the idea of a unified ancient India and a unified national identity at that time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chattopadhyaya, Braja Dulal

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1. The Concept of Bharatavarsa and Its Historiographical Implications

2. Space, History and Cultural Process: Some Ideas on the Ingredients of Subregional ‘Identity’

3. The State’s Perception of the ‘Forest’ and the ‘Forest’ as State in Early India

4. Rama’s Acts in Exile and in Kingdom

5. Local and Beyond: The Story of Asura Naraka and Society, State and Religion in Early
Assam

6. Festivals as Ritual: An Exploration into the Convergence of Rituals and the State in Early India

7. Accommodation and Negotiation in a Culture of Exclusivism: Some Early Indian Perspectives

8. Interrogating ‘Unity in Diversity’: Voices from India’s Ancient Texts

Index

Über Autor(innen)

B. D. Chattopadhyaya retired as Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His work on ancient India has been widely acknowledged. His many books include The Oxford India Kosambi: Combined Methods in Indology and Other Writings; Studying Early India: Archaeology, Texts, and Historical Issues; and The Making of Early Medieval India.