Sources of Indian Tradition 2th edition
ISBN:0231066511
ISBN13:9780231066518
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Authors:Stephen N. Hay, Ainslie Thomas Embree, Christine Dunbar, Stephen Hay, Ainslee Embree, Ainslee T. Embree, Ainslie T. Embree, William Theodore De Bary
Sources of Indian Tradition Description
Sources of Indian Tradition 2 Edition Since 1958 Sources of Indian Tradition has been one of the most important and widely used texts on civilization in South Asia (now the nation-sates of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal). It has helped generations of students and lay readers understand how leading thinkers there have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they live in.This second edition has been extensively revised, with much new material added. Introductory essays explain the particular settings in which these thinkers have expressed their ideas about religious, social, political, and economic questions. Brief summaries precede each passage from their writings or sayings.The traditions represented include Brahmanism, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism. The book includes a chronology of Indian history from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1858.