The Illustrated Cultural History of India
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ISBN:
9780195691924
Publication date:
03/09/2007
Paperback
312 pages
235x155mm
Price: 510.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780195691924
Publication date:
03/09/2007
Paperback
312 pages
Basham
Original book a classic,Photographs and illustrations complement the text
Rights: World Rights
Basham
Description
In A Cultural History of India, first published in 1975, A.L. Basham brought together scholars from across the globe to provide international viewpoints on the rich cultural heritage of India. With contributors from across the world covering a wide array of topics including religion, philosophy, social organization, literature, art, architecture, music, and science, the book presented a comprehensive survey of India's rich cultural heritage. Over the years the book became a classic in its own right.
The Illustrated Cultural History of India, an adapted and illustrated version of the original book, aims to show young readers the country's historic past and rich cultural heritage, and the need to preserve it. Key chapters cover the Indus civilization, Ashokan India and the Gupta Age, ancient Indian religions, philosophy, classical literature, early art and architecture, music, Muslim architecture in India, Islam, Sikhism, the nationalist movement, and modern Indian literature, and are complemented by extensive visuals, making for an informative and interesting read.
About the Author
A.L. Basham (1914?86), one of the world?s foremost scholars of Indian culture and religion, was one of the Directors of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He was also President of the 28th International Congress of Orientalists and President of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. His major works include A Cultural History of India (OUP 1975), The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism (OUP 1997), and The Wonder that was India (1967).
Cover photograph: Portrait of a Kathakali dancer, village of Cochin backwaters region, Kerala; courtesy Mediacolor?s/Alamy
Basham
Review
"[a] collection of superb essays...Its republication, more than three decades later, attests to the excellence and durability of the scholarship that the editor assembled with care and critical acumen." - Veena Talwan Oldenburg, The Historian
Basham
Description
In A Cultural History of India, first published in 1975, A.L. Basham brought together scholars from across the globe to provide international viewpoints on the rich cultural heritage of India. With contributors from across the world covering a wide array of topics including religion, philosophy, social organization, literature, art, architecture, music, and science, the book presented a comprehensive survey of India's rich cultural heritage. Over the years the book became a classic in its own right.
The Illustrated Cultural History of India, an adapted and illustrated version of the original book, aims to show young readers the country's historic past and rich cultural heritage, and the need to preserve it. Key chapters cover the Indus civilization, Ashokan India and the Gupta Age, ancient Indian religions, philosophy, classical literature, early art and architecture, music, Muslim architecture in India, Islam, Sikhism, the nationalist movement, and modern Indian literature, and are complemented by extensive visuals, making for an informative and interesting read.
About the Author
A.L. Basham (1914?86), one of the world?s foremost scholars of Indian culture and religion, was one of the Directors of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He was also President of the 28th International Congress of Orientalists and President of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. His major works include A Cultural History of India (OUP 1975), The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism (OUP 1997), and The Wonder that was India (1967).
Cover photograph: Portrait of a Kathakali dancer, village of Cochin backwaters region, Kerala; courtesy Mediacolor?s/Alamy
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