ePub Das Ritual der Atu (CTH 490) (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East) by Görke in History

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A major contribution towards the different perspectives and issues central to understanding ancient India This book engages with some of the most important issues; debates; and methodologies in the writing of ancient Indian history. Thematically structured; the first section discusses religious and regional processes through a meticulous analysis of inscriptions and material remains. The second―based extensively on archival sources―connects ancient and modern India through a discussion of the beginnings of Indian archaeology and the discovery; interpretation; and reinvention of ancient sites in colonial and post-colonial times. The third underlines the importance of reconstructing the intellectual landscape of ancient India through a sensitive; yet; critical historicization of political ideas in texts and inscriptions. The final section makes a strong case for situating ancient India within a broader; Asian; frame.