Categories: History

The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual

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<p>Vedas are the sacred scriptures of the Hindus for performing rituals and other religious functions. Participation and role of women in the Vedic age is a matter of debate and discussion. Women participation in Vedic rituals such as upanayana sraddha agnisanskara etc. The role of a wife and daughter domestic rituals and widows in Vedic rituals and other practices in which women participated is reflected through Vedic literature. This book reconstructs the role of women from Vedic canonical literature Samhitas Brahmanas Aryankas Upanishads and later Sanskrit literature such as Puranas Epics Smritis etc. The author also consulted Vedic and other Sanskrit canon manuscripts obtained from Indian and UK libraries. Highly recommended for those who are inter­ested in the gender and religious history of ancient India. About the Author Jatindra Bimal Chaudhuri was a professor of Sanskrit at City College and a former lecturer at the University of Calcutta and SOAS London. He authored several books such as Muslim Patronage to Sanskritic Literature Bharata Vivekam Sanskrit Poetess History of the Duta Kavyas of Bengal Panthaduta Kavya Contribution of Women to Sanskrit Literature etc.</p>

The Great Indian Epics: The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata

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<p>This title is a concise version of the English translation of Mahabharata and Ramayana. Since Ramayana and Mahabharata are the lengthiest epics written in the history of India only select themes of both Epics have been covered by the author which are of great importance. This is a preliminary version of two major Sanskrit works for familiarization with the Indian literature and religion. About the Author John Campbell Oman (18411911) is a British scholar of religion and an Indologist. He was a Professor at Government College Lahore and was appointed as Principal at Khalsa College Amritsar. He authored books like The Mystics Ascetics and Saints of India Cults Customs and Superstitions of India The Brahmans Theists and Muslims of India Indian Life: Religious and Social etc.</p>

How the Brahmins Won: From Alexander to the Guptas

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<p>This is the ?rst study to systematically confront the question how Brahmanism which was geographically limited and under threat during the ?nal centuries BCE transformed itself and spread all over South and Southeast Asia. Brahmanism spread over this vast area without the support of an empire without the help of conquering armies and without the intermediary of religious missionaries. This phenomenon has no parallel in world history yet shaped a major portion of the surface of the earth for a number of centuries. This book focuses on the forma­tive period of this phenomenon roughly between Alexander and the Guptas. About the Author Johannes Bronkhorst (PhD Pune 1979 doctorate Leiden 1980) is professor emeritus at the University of Lausanne. He has published numerous research papers and books including Greater Magadha (Brill 2007) and Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism (Brill 2011).</p>

Suvarnadvipa: Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. 1), Political History

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<p>South East Asian history is one of the most unique histories as it was marked by the influences of Indic Chinese and local cultures. Suvarnadvipa is a twovolume series which covers the political and cultural history of South East Asian history. This volume deals with the political history of South Asia during ancient times. It covers the preHindu civilizations in Malaysia and the political conquest of Hindu kingdoms in the prime regions such as in the Malay Peninsula Java Sumatra Borneo and Bali along with the establishment of Hindu civilizations in the Suvarnadvipa region till the seventh century ad. This volume covers the history of Sailendra kingdom comprehensively. The author discusses the political history of Sailendras till the end of the tenth century ad where he also discusses its origins development conflict with the Chola rulers and its subsequent decline with the capture and the establishment of Chola influence and the establishment of the Melayu dynasty. This book is essential for scholars and researchers interested in the preIslamic history of South East Asia. About the Author Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (18881980) was an Indian historian and a former Sheriff of Calcutta. He was educated at Ravenshaw College Presidency College and Calcutta University. He taught at Dhaka Uni­versity and the University of Calcutta. He became ViceChancellor of Dhaka University from 1937 to 1942 and Principal at Benares Hindu University in 1950. He was elected as general president of the Indian History Congress and vice president of the International Commission set up by UNESCO. He is the author of The Early History of Bengal Ancient India The History of Bengal An Advanced History of India The History and Culture of the Indian People etc.</p>

Suvarnadvipa: Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. 2), Cultural History

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<p>South East Asian history is one of the most unique histories as it was marked by the influences of Indic Chinese and local cultures. Suvarnadvipa is a twovolume series which covers the political and cultural history of South East Asian history. This volume deals with the cultural history of South East Asia during ancient times. The author discusses literature religion art and society in greater detail which was prevalent during ancient times. Works of literature composed in Java Bali and the Malay Peninsula are covered in this volume as it was written in Sanskrit Old Javanese and others. It also covers the history of Buddhism (mainly the Mahayana sect) and Hinduism along with their religious texts before the coming of Islam. The chapters on the history of art and architecture are covered comprehensively. It talks about the religious and nonreligious structures the influence of Hindu and Buddhist arts sculpture art and different art forms practiced in Bali Sumatra Borneo Philippines and Tapanauli region. This book is essential for scholars and researchers interested in the preIslamic history of South East Asia. About the Author Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (18881980) was an Indian historian and a former Sheriff of Calcutta. He was educated at Ravenshaw College Presidency College and Calcutta University. He taught at Dhaka Uni­versity and the University of Calcutta. He became ViceChancellor of Dhaka University from 1937 to 1942 and Principal at Benares Hindu University in 1950. He was elected as general president of the Indian History Congress and vice president of the International Commission set up by UNESCO. He is the author of The Early History of Bengal Ancient India The History of Bengal An Advanced History of India The History and Culture of the Indian People etc.</p>

One God, Two Goddesses: Three Studies of South Indian Cosmology

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<p>One God Two Goddesses presents three studies one of Tamil myths of the god Murugan and two of goddess rituals: Gangamma in Tirupati and Paiditalli in Vizianagaram both in Andhra Pradesh. All three essays search for lineaments of the cosmos that these deities inhabit and shape. These cosmoi are characterised by the dynamism of their in­cessant interior movement. Should they become still they would die. Deities activate and regenerate such a cosmos. The dynamism of Murugan’s cosmos eliminates the chaotic. Through ritual Gangamma regenerates her cosmos through feminising it. Through ritual Paiditalli annually regrows the historic little kingdom of Vizianagaram regener­ating its kingship. All three studies point to the need to rethink cos­mology in South India. About the Author Don Handelman Ph.D. (1971) Manchester University is Shaine Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Hebrew University. He publishes extensively on ritual and religion including Models and Mirrors (Berghahn 1998) and coauthored with David Shulman God Inside Out (Oxford 1997) and Siva in the Forest of Pines (Oxford 2004).</p>

The Peasant Production of Opium in Nineteenth-Century India

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<p>The Peasant Production of Opium in NineteenthCentury India is a pioneering work about the more than one million peasants who produced opium for the colonial state in nineteenthcentury India. Based on a profound empirical analysis Rolf Bauer not only shows that the peasants cultivated poppy against a substantial loss but he also reveals how they were coerced into the production of this drug. By dissecting the economic and social power relations on a local level this study explains how a triangle of debt the colonial state’s power and social dependencies in the village formed the coercive mechanisms that transformed the peasants into opium producers. The result is a book that adds to our understanding of peasant economies in a colonial context. About the Author Rolf Bauer PhD (2018) University of Vienna is currently a lecturer in Economic and Social History South Asian Studies and Development Studies at that university. He has previously published on the opium industry in nineteenthcentury India.</p>

Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman: A Journey Between Performance and the Politics of Cultural Representation

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<p>This book explores historical and cultural aspects of modern and contemporary Bengal through the performancecentred study of a particular repertoire: the songs of the saintcomposer Bhaba Pagla (19021984) who is particularly revered among Baul and Fakir singers. The author shows how songs if examined as ‘sacred scriptures’ represent multidimensional texts for the study of South Asian religions. Revealing how previous studies about Bauls mirror the history of folkloristics in Bengal this book presents sacred songs as a precious symbolic capital for a marginalized community of dislocated and unorthodox Hindus who consider the practice of singing in itself an integral part of the path towards selfrealization. About the Author Carola Erika Lorea PhD (2015) University of Rome is a researcher in Bengali oral traditions. She has published books on Bengali language and literature translations of contemporary Bengali authors and several articles on the folklore and sacred songs of the Bauls of West Bengal</p>

The History of Kambuja-Desa: Modern Cambodia

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<p>This volume is the part of lectures delivered in 1943 under the Sir William Meyer Lectureship Series (19421943) at Madras. This edition is part of threevolume series dealing with Champa (Annam) Suvarnadvipa (Malaysia) and two volumes dedicated to Cambodian studies. This book traces the history of Kambuja Desa or ancient Cambodia. It covers the influence and expansion of Indian influence both soft and hard power in the colonies in the Far East. The most important source that is touched by the author is the ancient inscriptions found in Cambodia. The themes that are covered in this book are the emergence of Indian expansionism into the Cambodian land. The establishment of the Funan Kingdom is also discussed which was the first Hinduized kingdom in the IndoChina region during the first century ad. Besides that the expansion of Angkor and a profile of the Kambuja Kingdom are also discussed in greater detail. About the Author Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (18881980) was an Indian historian and a former Sheriff of Calcutta. He was educated at Ravenshaw College Presidency College and Calcutta University. He taught at Dhaka Uni­versity and the University of Calcutta. He became ViceChancellor of Dhaka University from 1937 to 1942 and Principal at Benares Hindu University in 1950. He was elected as general president of the Indian History Congress and vice president of the International Commission set up by UNESCO. He is the author of The Early History of Bengal Ancient India The History of Bengal An Advanced History of India The History and Culture of the Indian People etc.</p>

Champa: History and Culture of an Indian Colonial Kingdom in the Far East 2nd-16th Century A.D.

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<p>Champa is a former name of the independent Cham polities that extended across the coast of presentday central and southern Vietnam from approximately second century ad till 1832. This book covers the history of Champa region by covering the developments in the political and religious histories. This book contains the description of the foundation of Champa kingdom and contains details of various Hindu kingdoms and the histories of Gangaraja Panduranga and Bhrigu dynasties. It also contains the details of invasion of Champa region by the Annams Cambodians and Mongols followed by the state system adopted in Champa region. The latter half of the book deals with the religious history of Champa where it covers Buddhism Shaivism Vaishnavaism and other minor Hindu sects and also discusses the archaeological structures associated with the religious sites. About the Author Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (18881980) was an Indian historian and a former Sheriff of Calcutta. He was educated at Ravenshaw College Presidency College and Calcutta University. He taught at Dhaka Uni­versity and the University of Calcutta. He became ViceChancellor of Dhaka University from 1937 to 1942 and Principal at Benares Hindu University in 1950. He was elected as general president of the Indian History Congress and vice president of the International Commission set up by UNESCO. He is the author of The Early History of Bengal Ancient India The History of Bengal An Advanced History of India The History and Culture of the Indian People etc.</p>