The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the history and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims/ by A.L.Basham

By:

Basham,A.L

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Picadoor. 1967.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxxi,572pISBN:

033043909X

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DDC classification:

913.34 BAS/W

Contents:

1.Introduction: India and her ancient culture -- 2.Prehistory: The Harappa culture and the Aryans -- 3.History: Ancient and Medieval empires -- 4.The state: Political life and thought -- 5.Society: Class, family and individual laws of class and stage of life -- 6.Everyday life: The daily round in city and village -- 7.Religion: Cults, doctrines and metaphysics -- 8.The arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music and the dance -- 9.Language and literature -- 10.Epilogue: The heritage of India --

Summary: Appendices. 1.Cosmology and geography -- 2.Astronomy -- 3.The calendar -- 4.Mathematics -- 5.Physics and chemistry -- 6.Physiology and medicine -- 7.Logic and epistemology -- 8.Weights and measures -- 9.Coinage -- 10.The alphabet and its pronunciation -- 11.Prosody -- 12.The gypsies.

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1.Introduction: India and her ancient culture --
2.Prehistory: The Harappa culture and the Aryans --
3.History: Ancient and Medieval empires --
4.The state: Political life and thought --
5.Society: Class, family and individual laws of class and stage of life --
6.Everyday life: The daily round in city and village --
7.Religion: Cults, doctrines and metaphysics --
8.The arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music and the dance --
9.Language and literature --
10.Epilogue: The heritage of India --

Appendices.
1.Cosmology and geography --
2.Astronomy --
3.The calendar --
4.Mathematics --
5.Physics and chemistry --
6.Physiology and medicine --
7.Logic and epistemology --
8.Weights and measures --
9.Coinage --
10.The alphabet and its pronunciation --
11.Prosody --
12.The gypsies.

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