1st Edition

The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in HIstorical Outline

By D D Kosambi Copyright 1965
290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1965, The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline is a strikingly original work, the first real cultural history of India. The main features of the Indian character are traced back into remote antiquity as the natural outgrowth of historical process. Did the change from food gathering and the pastoral life to agriculture make new religions necessary?... Read more

Preface 1. The Historical Perspective 2. Primitive Life and Prehistory 3. The First Cities 4. The Aryans 5. From Tribe to Society 6. State and Religion in Greater Magadha 7. Towards Feudalism Index

Biography

D D Kosambi