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The Puranic World
Vijay Nath
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Description for The Puranic World
Hardcover. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
A collection of essays written at different points of time, and published in various reputed journals and books. What blends them together is the use of the primary source material in the form of a vast compendium of Pur?n_ic literature (backed by epigraphic, archaeological and anthropological data), which has been utilized to arrive at conclusions pertaining to changes in Indian society and religion during the later half of first millennium ad, when the major Pur?]nas were being compiled.
The period represents a watershed in Indian history, for it marked a transition from a commercially viable economic order to a ... Read more
A collection of essays written at different points of time, and published in various reputed journals and books. What blends them together is the use of the primary source material in the form of a vast compendium of Pur?n_ic literature (backed by epigraphic, archaeological and anthropological data), which has been utilized to arrive at conclusions pertaining to changes in Indian society and religion during the later half of first millennium ad, when the major Pur?]nas were being compiled.
The period represents a watershed in Indian history, for it marked a transition from a commercially viable economic order to a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788173048012
SKU
V9788173048012
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99-50
About Vijay Nath
Vijay Nath retired as the Associate Professor, Department of History, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi. She is the author of books, Dana: Gift-system in Ancient India and Puranas and Acculturation: A Historico-Anthropological Perspective, and has contributed papers dealing with ancient Indian social and ritual formations in leading journals and anthologies. She was the sectional president of the Indian ... Read more
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