The Wonder that was India : A survey of the history and culture of the indian sub-continent before the coming of the Muslims/ A. L. Basham

Frontmatter
Preface page vii
List of Illustrations page xiii
Line Drawings and Maps page xvii
Chronology of Pre-Muslim India page xix
Pronunciation page xxi
I. INTRODUCTION: India and her Ancient Culture page 1
The Land of India
The Discovery of Ancient India
The Glory of Ancient India
II. PREHISTORY: The Harappa Culture and the Aryans page 10
Primitive Man in India
The First Villages
The Harappa City Culture
The End of the Indus Cities
Indo-Europeans and Aryans
The Aryans in India: The Proto-historic Period
The Culture of the Rg Veda
The Later Vedic Age
III. HISTORY: Ancient and Medieval Empires page 44
Sources of History
The Age of the Buddha
Alexander and the Mauryas
The Age of Invasions
The Guptas and Harsa
The Middle Ages in the North
The Middle Ages in the Peninsula
IV. THE STATE: Political Life and Thought page 79
Sources
Kingship
The Royal Function
Quasi-Feudalism
Oligarchies and Republics
Councillors and Officials
Local Administration
Village Administration
Public Finance
Legal Literature
The Basis of Law
Crime
Administration of Justice
Punishment
The Secret Service
Hindu Militarism
Military Organization and Technique
V. SOCIETY: Class, Family and Individual page 137
Laws of Class and Stage of Life
The Four Great Classes
Untouchables
"Confusion of Class"
Caste
Slavery
Gotra and Pravara
The Family
The Four Stages of Life
The Child
Initiation
Education
Marriage
Sexual Relations
Divorce
Polygamy
Old Age and Death
Women
Prostitution
Widows
VI. EVERYDAY LIFE: The Daily Round in City and Village page 189
The Village
Agriculture and Stockbreeding
The Wild Tribes
The Town
The Man About Town
Amusements
Clothes and Ornaments
Food and Drink
Economic Life
Guilds
Technical Achievement
Trade and Finance
Caravans and Trade-routes
Sea Trade and Overseas Contacts
VII. RELIGION: Cults, Doctrines and Metaphysics page 232
I. The Religion of the Veda
Gods of the Rg Veda
Sacrifice
New Developments of Doctrine
Asceticism
Speculation and Gnosis
Ethics of the Upanisads
II. Buddhism
The Buddha
The Growth of Buddhism
The Lesser Vehicle
The Evolution of the Great Vehicle
The Great Vehicle
The Vehicle of the Thunderbolt
The Buddhist Order
Buddhist Ethics and Morality
III. Jainism and Other Unorthodox Sects
Jainism
The Ajivikas
Scepticism and Materialism
IV. Hinduism
Development and Literature
Visnu
Siva
The Relation of Visnu and Siva
The Mother Goddess
Lesser Gods
Demigods and Spirits
Cosmogony
The Soul, Karma and Samsara
The Six Systems of Salvation
Theism and Devotion
Hindu Rites and Ceremonies
Hindu Ethics
V. Non-Indian Religions
VIII. THE ARTS: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music and The Dance page 346
The Spirit of Indian Art
Early Architecture
The Stupa
Cave Temples
Temples
Sculpture
Terracottas
Metal Sculpture and Engraving
Painting
Minor Arts
Music
The Dance
IX. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE page 386
I. Language
Sanskrit
Prakrits and Pali
Dravidian Languages
Writing
II. Literature
Vedic Literature
Epic Literature
Classical Sanskrit Poetry
Narrative Poetry
The Drama
Sanskrit Prose Literature
Pali Literature
Prakrit Literature
Tamil Literature
Folk Poetry
X. EPILOGUE: The Heritage of India page 479
The Impact of the West
The World's Debt to India
APPENDICES
I. Cosmology and Geography page 488
II. Astronomy page 489
III. The Calendar page 492
IV. Mathematics page 495
V. Physics and Chemistry page 496
VI. Physiology and Medicine page 498
VII. Logic and Epistemology page 501
VIII. Weights and Measures page 503
IX. Coinage page 504
X. The Alphabet and its Pronunciation page 506
XI. Prosody page 508
XII. The Gypsies page 512
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES page 516
INDEX AND GLOSSARY page 541
Reviews
JAOS: 88.2 (Apr. - Jun. 1968): 370
JAS: 16.3 (May 1957): 459-462
AHR: 61.4 (Jul. 1956): 945-946
BSOAS: 17.2 (1955): 402-403
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Title The wonder that was India : a survey of the culture of the Indian sub-continent before the coming of the Muslims / by A.L. Basham.
Author Basham, A. L. (Arthur Llewellyn)
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Source Version The wonder that was India : a survey of the culture of the Indian sub-continent before the coming of the Muslims / by A.L. Basham.
Basham, A. L. (Arthur Llewellyn)
New York: Grove, 1959.
URL http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.02419.0001.001
Subject Headings • India -- Civilization -- To 1200
• India -- History -- To 324 B.C
• India -- History -- 324 B.C.-1000 A.D
Notes Originally published: London : Sidgwick and Jackson, 1954.
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