Sources of Indian Tradition

Modern India and Pakistan
2. Auflage 1988
ISBN: 978-0-231-06651-8
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 547 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 757 g

Since 1958 Sources of Indian Tradition has been one of the most important and widely used texts on civilization in South Asia (now the nation-sates of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal). It has helped generations of students and lay readers understand how leading thinkers there have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they live in.

This second edition has been extensively revised, with much new material added. Introductory essays explain the particular settings in which these thinkers have expressed their ideas about religious, social, political, and economic questions. Brief summaries precede each passage from their writings or sayings.

The traditions represented include Brahmanism, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism. The book includes a chronology of Indian history from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1858.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Embree, Ainslie Thomas

Dunbar, Christine

Embree, Ainslie T.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Cosmic and Ritual Order in Vedic Literature2. The Ultimate Reality in the Upanishad3. The Basic Doctrines of Jainism4. Jain Philosophy and Political Thought5. Theravada Buddhism6. Mahayana Buddhism: "The Greater Vehicle"7. The Vehicle of the Thunderbolt and the Decline of Buddhism in India8. Dharma: The First End of Man (R.N.D.)9. Artha: The Second End of Man (R.N.D.)10. Kama: The Third End of Man (V.R., revised)11. Moksha: The Fourth End of Man12. The Songs of Medievel Hindu Devotion (V.R., revised)13. The Foundations of Islam in India14. The Muslim Ruler in India15. Islamic Mysticism in India16. Sikhism: Faith and Practice

Über Autor(innen)

Ainslie T. Embree is Professor of History and Director of the South Asian Institute at Columbia University.