Format:
Online-Ressource (777 pages)
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
First Harvard University Press edition
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780674725232
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Part I: The Search for a Historical Tradition -- 1. Searching for Early Indian Historical Writing -- 2. Towards Historical Traditions -- Part II: The Embedded Tradition -- 3. Fragmentary Narratives from the Vedas -- 4. The Mahābhārata -- 5. The Rāmāyaṇa -- Part III: Interlude: The Emerging Historical Tradition -- 6. Genealogies in the Making of a Historical Tradition: The Vaṃśānucarita of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa -- 7. Early Inscriptions as Historical Statements (Up to c. the Sixth Century ad) -- 8. History as Literature: The Plays of Viśākhadatta -- Part IV: Alternative Histories -- 9. The Buddhist Tradition: Monks as Historians -- 10. The Monastic Chronicles of Sri Lanka -- 11. Buddhist Biographies -- Part V: The Historical Tradition Externalized -- 12. Historical Biographies: The Harṣacarita and the Rāmacarita -- 13. Biographies as Histories -- 14. Inscriptions as Official Histories-and the Voice of the Bard -- 15. Vaṃśāvalīs: Chronicles of Place and Person-The Rājataraṅgiṇī -- 16. The Chamba Vaṃśāvalī -- 17. The Prabandha-cintāmaṇi -- 18. Therefore: Looking Back and Looking Forward -- Bibliography -- Index -- Maps and Tables -- Maps of Locations of the More Important Places, Clans,and Dynasties -- 1. Chapter 3 -- 2. Chapter 4 -- 3. Chapter 5 -- 4. Chapter 7 -- 5. Chapter 12 -- 6. Chapter 14 -- 7. Chapters 16 and 17 -- Tables -- 1. Texts of the Vedic Corpus -- 2. Abbreviated Descent List -- 3. Abbreviated Descent List -- 4. Historical Change Suggested in the Vaṃśānucarita.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Part I: The Search for a Historical Tradition""; ""1. Searching for Early Indian Historical Writing""; ""2. Towards Historical Traditions""; ""Part II: The Embedded Tradition""; ""3. Fragmentary Narratives from the Vedas""; ""4. The MahÄ?bhÄ?rata""; ""5. The RÄ?mÄ?yaá¹?a""; ""Part III: Interlude: The Emerging Historical Tradition""; ""6. Genealogies in the Making of a Historical Tradition: The Vaá¹?Å?Ä?nucarita of the Viá¹£á¹?u PurÄ?á¹?a""; ""7. Early Inscriptions as Historical Statements (Up to c. the Sixth Century ad)""
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""8. History as Literature: The Plays of ViÅ?Ä?khadatta""""Part IV: Alternative Histories""; ""9. The Buddhist Tradition: Monks as Historians""; ""10. The Monastic Chronicles of Sri Lanka""; ""11. Buddhist Biographies""; ""Part V: The Historical Tradition Externalized""; ""12. Historical Biographies: The Hará¹£acarita and the RÄ?macarita""; ""13. Biographies as Histories""; ""14. Inscriptions as Official Historiesâ€?and the Voice of the Bard""; ""15. Vaá¹?Å?Ä?valÄ«s: Chronicles of Place and Personâ€?The RÄ?jataraá¹?giá¹?Ä«""; ""16. The Chamba Vaá¹?Å?Ä?valÄ«""
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""17. The Prabandha-cintÄ?maá¹?i""""18. Therefore: Looking Back and Looking Forward""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Maps and Tables""; ""Maps of Locations of the More Important Places, Clans,and Dynasties""; ""1. Chapter 3""; ""2. Chapter 4""; ""3. Chapter 5""; ""4. Chapter 7""; ""5. Chapter 12""; ""6. Chapter 14""; ""7. Chapters 16 and 17""; ""Tables""; ""1. Texts of the Vedic Corpus""; ""2. Abbreviated Descent List""; ""3. Abbreviated Descent List""; ""4. Historical Change Suggested in the Vaá¹?Å?Ä?nucarita""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674726512
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674725232
Additional Edition:
Print version Past before us : historical traditions of early north India
Language:
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