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A Cultural history of India / edited by A. L. Basham.

Contributor(s): Basham, A. LMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1975Description: xx, 585 p. [18] leaves of plates : illustrations, mapsISBN: 0195639219 :; 9780195639216 :Subject(s): Inde - Civilisation | Inde - Histoire | Inde - Religion | India -- CivilizationDDC classification: 954
Contents:
Part one : The ancient heritage -- The Indus civilization / B.B. Lal -- The early Āryans / t. Burrow -- The early Dravidians / John P. Marr -- A'sokan India and the Gupta Age / Romila Thapar -- Medieval Hindu India / A.L. Basham -- Hinduism / S. Radhakrishnan -- Buddhism / Bhikshu Sangharakshita -- Jainism / A.N. Upadhye -- Philosophy / S.N. Das Gupta -- Social and political thought and institutions / J. Duncan M. Derrett -- Science / H.J.J. Winter -- Ancient and modern languages / t. Burrow -- Classical literature / A.K. Warder -- Early art and architecture / P.S. Rawson -- Music / N. Jairazbhoy -- Part two : The age of Muslim dominance -- The Muslim ruling dynasties / S.A.A. Rizvi -- Medieval Hindu devotionalism / J.T.F. Jordens -- Islam in medieval India / S.A.A. Rizvi -- Sikhism / Hew McLeod -- Medieval Indian literature / Krishna Kripalani -- Muslim architecture in India / Martin S. Briggs -- Medieval Indian miniature painting / Pramod Chandra -- Part three : Challenge and response-the coming of the west -- The Portuguese / J.B. Harrison -- The Mughals and the British / Percival Spear -- Hindu religious and social reform in British India / J.T.F. Jordens -- Islamic reform movements / Aziz Ahmad -- The nationalist movement / Hugh Owen -- Modern literature / Krishna Kripalani -- Part four : India and the world outside -- Early contacts between India and Europe / H.G. Rawlinson -- Indian influence in ancient South-East Asia / Alastair Lamb -- Appendix / H.H.E. Loofs -- Indian influences on China / J. LeRoy Davidson -- India and the medieval Islamic world / S.A.A. Rizvi -- India and the modern West / Friedrich Wilhelm and H.G. Rawlinson.
Summary: Basham presents a survey of Indian culture, covering aspects such as religion, philosophy, social organisation, literature, art, architecture, music and science. This book deals with the influence of Indian civilisation on the world and details of the political history of the region to provide a chronological framework for the non-specialist.
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Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [501]-517.

Part one : The ancient heritage --
The Indus civilization / B.B. Lal --
The early Āryans / t. Burrow --
The early Dravidians / John P. Marr --
A'sokan India and the Gupta Age / Romila Thapar --
Medieval Hindu India / A.L. Basham --
Hinduism / S. Radhakrishnan --
Buddhism / Bhikshu Sangharakshita --
Jainism / A.N. Upadhye --
Philosophy / S.N. Das Gupta --
Social and political thought and institutions / J. Duncan M. Derrett --
Science / H.J.J. Winter --
Ancient and modern languages / t. Burrow --
Classical literature / A.K. Warder --
Early art and architecture / P.S. Rawson --
Music / N. Jairazbhoy --
Part two : The age of Muslim dominance --
The Muslim ruling dynasties / S.A.A. Rizvi --
Medieval Hindu devotionalism / J.T.F. Jordens --
Islam in medieval India / S.A.A. Rizvi --
Sikhism / Hew McLeod --
Medieval Indian literature / Krishna Kripalani --
Muslim architecture in India / Martin S. Briggs --
Medieval Indian miniature painting / Pramod Chandra --
Part three : Challenge and response-the coming of the west --
The Portuguese / J.B. Harrison --
The Mughals and the British / Percival Spear --
Hindu religious and social reform in British India / J.T.F. Jordens --
Islamic reform movements / Aziz Ahmad --
The nationalist movement / Hugh Owen --
Modern literature / Krishna Kripalani --
Part four : India and the world outside --
Early contacts between India and Europe / H.G. Rawlinson --
Indian influence in ancient South-East Asia / Alastair Lamb --
Appendix / H.H.E. Loofs --
Indian influences on China / J. LeRoy Davidson --
India and the medieval Islamic world / S.A.A. Rizvi --
India and the modern West / Friedrich Wilhelm and H.G. Rawlinson.

Basham presents a survey of Indian culture, covering aspects such as religion, philosophy, social organisation, literature, art, architecture, music and science. This book deals with the influence of Indian civilisation on the world and details of the political history of the region to provide a chronological framework for the non-specialist.

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