Ancient Indian Historical Tradition

Author : F.E. Pargiter
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 382 pages
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Release : 1997
Category : History in literature
ISBN : 8120814878

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Ancient Indian Historical Tradition by F.E. Pargiter Pdf

Our knowledge of the most ancient times in India rests mainly on tradition. The Puranas, the Mahabharata, and in a minor degree of Ramayana profess to give accounts from tradition about the earliest accurrences. The Rgveda contains historical allusions, of which some record contemporary persons and events, but more refer to bygone times and persons and are obviously based on tradition. Almost all the information therefore comes from tradition. The results obtained from an examination of Puranic and epic tradition as well as of the Rgveda and Vedic literature are set forth in the present book, which happens to be a pioneering work in the area by an important orientalist of the nineteenth century.

Author : F. E. PARGITER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033741566

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ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORICAL TRADITION by F. E. PARGITER Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8121289327

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Author : F E 1852-1927 Pargiter
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1355834473

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Ancient Indian Historical Tradition by F E 1852-1927 Pargiter Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Aidan De Brune
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1378882806

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Ancient Indian Historical Tradition by Aidan De Brune Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : G. P. Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117971007

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Ancient Indian Historiography by G. P. Singh Pdf

The Book Deals With The Tradition Of Historiography From The Vedic Times To The 12Th Century Ad Through A Study Of Vedic, Epic And Puranic Traditions, Buddhist And Jain Historiography, Ancient Dramas And Writings Of South India. Focusing On Biographies, Chronicles And Vamsavalis, It Discusses The Social, Political And Economic Conditions In Different Periods As Highlighted By Them.

Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674726512

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The Past Before Us by Romila Thapar Pdf

The claim that India--uniquely among civilizations--lacks historical writing distracts us from a more pertinent question: how to recognize the historical sense of societies whose past is recorded in ways very different from European conventions. Romila Thapar, a distinguished scholar of ancient India, guides us through a panoramic survey of the historical traditions of North India, revealing a deep and sophisticated consciousness of history embedded in the diverse body of classical Indian literature. The history recorded in such texts as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata is less concerned with authenticating persons and events than with presenting a picture of traditions striving to retain legitimacy amid social change. Spanning an epoch from 1000 BCE to 1400 CE, Thapar delineates three strains of historical writing: an Itihasa-Purana tradition of Brahman authors; a tradition composed mainly by Buddhist and Jaina monks and scholars; and a popular bardic tradition. The Vedic corpus, the epics, the Buddhist canon and monastic chronicles, inscriptional evidence, regional accounts, and literary forms such as royal biographies and drama are all scrutinized afresh--not as sources to be mined for factual data but as genres that disclose how Indians of ancient times represented their own past to themselves.

Author : Kanad Sinha
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0190130695

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From Dasarajna to Kuruksetra by Kanad Sinha Pdf

Is it true that the ancient Indians had no sense of History? The book begins with this question, and points out how the ways of perceiving the past could be culture-specific and how the concept of historical traditions can be useful in studying the various ways of memorising and representing the past, even if those ways do not necessarily correspond to the methodology of the Occidental discipline called 'History'. Ancient India had several historical traditions, and the book focuses on one of them, the itihasa. It also shows how the Mahabharata is the best illustration of this tradition, and how a historical study of the contents of the text, with comparison with and corroboration from other contemporary sources and traditions, may help us restore the text in its original context in the bardic historical tradition about the Later Vedic Kurus. Is the Mahabharata then an authentic history? This book does not claim so. However, it shows how the text had originated as a critical reflection on a great period of transition, how it dealt with the conflicting philosophies of the transitional period, how it propounded its thesis by creating new kinds of heroes such as Yudhisthira and Krsna, and how the text was reworked when it was canonized by the brahmanas

Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674726529

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The Past Before Us by Romila Thapar Pdf

The claim, often made, that India--uniquely among civilizations--lacks historical writing distracts us from a more pertinent question, according to Romila Thapar: how to recognize the historical sense of societies whose past is recorded in ways very different from European conventions. In The Past Before Us, a distinguished scholar of ancient India guides us through a panoramic survey of the historical traditions of North India. Thapar reveals a deep and sophisticated consciousness of history embedded in the diverse body of classical Indian literature. The history recorded in such texts as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata is less concerned with authenticating persons and events than with presenting a picture of traditions striving to retain legitimacy and continuity amid social change. Spanning an epoch of nearly twenty-five hundred years, from 1000 BCE to 1400 CE, Thapar delineates three distinct historical traditions: an Itihasa-Purana tradition of Brahman authors; a tradition composed mainly by Buddhist and Jaina scholars; and a popular bardic tradition. The Vedic corpus, the epics, the Buddhist canon and monastic chronicles, inscriptions, regional accounts, and royal biographies and dramas are all scrutinized afresh--not as sources to be mined for factual data but as genres that disclose how Indians of ancient times represented their own past to themselves.

Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : India
ISBN : 812500808X

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Ancient Indian Social History by Romila Thapar Pdf

A collection of papers that interprets afresh, known facts about the early period of Indian history up to the end of the first millennium AD. The papers discuss several associated themes such as society and religion, social classification and mobility and the study of regional history. A useful reference book for postgraduate students of History.

Author : F. E. Pargiter
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9788120814868

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Ancient Indian Historical Tradition by F. E. Pargiter Pdf

Our knowledge of the most ancient times in India rests mainly on tradition. The Purana, the Mahabharata and in a minor degree the Ramayana profess to give accounts from tradition about the earliest occurrences. The Rgveda contains historical allusions, of which some record contemporary persons and events, but more refer to gone times and persons and are obviously based on tradition. Almost all the information, therefore, comes from tradition. The results obtained from an examination of the Puranic and epic tradition as well as of the Rgveda and Vedic literature are set forth in the present book, which happens to be a pioneering work in the area by an important orientalist of the nineteenth century.

Author : Susan Henneberg
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781477789414

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The Religion and Beliefs of Ancient India by Susan Henneberg Pdf

India is home to the world’s oldest religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as Jainism. All three evolved from shared beliefs and traditions, such as reincarnation, karma, and liberation and achieving nirvana. These beliefs and traditions evolved in the Indus River Valley around 3500 BCE. This volume explores the religions of ancient India, including rituals practiced and deities worshipped, to provide students with an understanding of the beliefs of the peoples of ancient India. With engaging text, rich and colorful illustrations, and an enhanced e-book option, this title is a valuable resource for reports.

Author : Frederick Eden Pargiter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : India
ISBN : OCLC:10514838

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Ancient Indian Traditions by Frederick Eden Pargiter Pdf

Author : G. P. Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032965108

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Early Indian Historical Tradition and Archaeology by G. P. Singh Pdf

Surveying The Whole Extent Of Itihasa-Purana And Sifting Facts From Myths, The Book Reconstructs Millennia Of Ancient India S Political-Cultural History (Pre-Bharata War Days To About Ad 1200), With Chronological Details Of All Kingdoms That Ruled.

Author : G. P. Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : India
ISBN : 8124605564

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The Evolution of Historiographical Tradition in Ancient and Medieval India by G. P. Singh Pdf