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Dharma, Disorder and the Political in Ancient India: The Paddharmaparvan of the Mah Bh Rata

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The paddharmaparvan, 'the book on conduct in times of distress', is an important section of the great Sanskrit epic the Mah bh rata which, despite its significance for Mah bh rata studies and for the history of Indian social and political thought, has received little attention in scholarly literature. This book places the paddharmaparvan within its literary and ideological contexts. In so doing it explores the development of a conception of brahmanic kingship morally justifiable within the terms of a debate largely set by various alternative social movements of the period. This book further explores the implications for our understanding of the Mah bh rata that follow from the paddharmaparvan's presentation as a poetically cohesive unit within itself and within the wider parameters of the Mah bh rata."

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2007

ISBN 13: 9789004158153

Dharma, Disorder and the Political in Ancient India: The Paddharmaparvan of the Mah Bh Rata

0/5 ( ratings)

The paddharmaparvan, 'the book on conduct in times of distress', is an important section of the great Sanskrit epic the Mah bh rata which, despite its significance for Mah bh rata studies and for the history of Indian social and political thought, has received little attention in scholarly literature. This book places the paddharmaparvan within its literary and ideological contexts. In so doing it explores the development of a conception of brahmanic kingship morally justifiable within the terms of a debate largely set by various alternative social movements of the period. This book further explores the implications for our understanding of the Mah bh rata that follow from the paddharmaparvan's presentation as a poetically cohesive unit within itself and within the wider parameters of the Mah bh rata."

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2007

ISBN 13: 9789004158153

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