The illustrated cultural history of India / edited by A.L. Basham.

Contributor(s):

Basham, A. L. (Arthur Llewellyn) [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi : New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: viii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780195691924 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

India -- Civilization

DDC classification:

23 954 BAS 016322

Online resources:

Contents:

Ancient heritage. Indus civilization -- Early Aryans -- Ashokan India and the Gupta age -- Medieval Hindi India -- Ancient Indian religions -- Philosophy -- Classical literature -- Early art and architecture -- Music -- Age of Muslim dominance. Muslim architecture in India -- Medieval Hindu devotionalism -- Islam in medieval India -- Sikhism -- Medieval Indian miniature painting -- Challenge and response: the coming of the West. Mughals and the British -- Hindu religions and social reform in British India -- Nationalist movement -- Modern literature.

Summary: "In this book, scholars of India's past provide an engaging yet informed account of its cultural history. Adapted from the classic work A Cultural History of India, this illustrated edition makes the rich history of Indian art, architecture, philosophy, religion, music and literature available to a wider audience, including young readers."--Publisher description.

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Adaptation of: Cultural history of India / edited by A.L. Basham, 1975.

Ancient heritage. Indus civilization --
Early Aryans --
Ashokan India and the Gupta age --
Medieval Hindi India --
Ancient Indian religions --
Philosophy --
Classical literature --
Early art and architecture --
Music --
Age of Muslim dominance. Muslim architecture in India --
Medieval Hindu devotionalism --
Islam in medieval India --
Sikhism --
Medieval Indian miniature painting --
Challenge and response: the coming of the West. Mughals and the British --
Hindu religions and social reform in British India --
Nationalist movement --
Modern literature.

"In this book, scholars of India's past provide an engaging yet informed account of its cultural history. Adapted from the classic work A Cultural History of India, this illustrated edition makes the rich history of Indian art, architecture, philosophy, religion, music and literature available to a wider audience, including young readers."--Publisher description.

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