History of Indian Civilization : Ancient and Classical Traditions : Collected Works of

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Contents Preface. Introduction The Indian philosophy of history. I. The pattern of Indian civilization 1. The cultural interpretation of Indian history. 2. The geography behind civilization. 3. The political and cultural unity of Bharatavarsha. II. The rise of Indian civilization 4. The beginnings of civilization on the Sindhu. 5. The Vedic civilization on the Sarasvati. 6. Intellectual and social revolutions Bhagavatism Ajivikism and Jainism. 7. The ministry of Gautama the Tathagata. III. The interchange between Indian and foreign civilizations 8. The empire from the Iranian plateau to the Indian ocean. 9. The triumph of Pacifism the humanitarian mission of Asoka beloved of Gods. 10. Indo Hellenism Yavana elements in Indian culture and art. 11. The transformation of the caturvarnya social absorption of foreigners. IV. The flowering of Indian civilization 12. The epic ideals of human relations. 13. The revolution in Buddhism the Mahayana myth of universal love and salvation. 14. The Bodhisattva on the Asian highroads. 15. The golden age of culture the Gupta renaissance and after. 16. The spirit of man in Indian classical art. V. The cultural empire of India 17. Greater India on the Asia tablelands. 18. Dvipantara Bharata or the India of the Pacific. 19. The triumph of Indian art and culture in South East Asia. Explanation of the plates. Index. Dr. Radhakamal Mukerjee one of the foremost thinkers of our age has interpreted the history of Indian civilization from the point of view of a sociologist. He looks upon myths legends scriptures rituals values and motifs as true sources of Indian history and culture. The author has focused on five major epochs of Indian civilization the Indus Valley Civilization the Vedic age the rise of Buddhism the Mauryan period the epic age the Gupta renaissance and the cultural expansion of India. The author has adopted the gestalt approach to history. According to him human history is a total ensemble in which warp and woof of human facts and myths and traditions are interwoven in the web of time. 464 pp.

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Titel

History of Indian Civilization : Ancient and Classical Traditions : Collected Works of

Verlag

Radha, New Delhi

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

817487402X

ISBN-13

9788174874023

Einband

Hardbound

Auflage

Reprint

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