Rethinking Early Medieval India
Rethinking Early Medieval India

Author: Upinder Singh

Publisher: OUP India

Published: 2012-06-07

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0198086067

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This book changes the way we look at the history of early medieval India (c. 600-1300 CE). Deftly tackling issues of periodization and continuities, it highlights the complex and multilinear nature of historical processes. From feudalism and state formation and economic and social structures in villages and cities to explorations in religion, art, and intellectual history of the period, this book sheds light on the economic, political and cultural history of the pre-Sultanate and non-Sultanate early medieval India.

Rethinking India's Past
Rethinking India's Past

Author: Sharma

Publisher: Oxford India Paperbacks

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 9780198068297

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Covering a long span, from the Vedic period to twelfth century AD, this volume explores key aspects of early Indian history political ideas and institutions; economic patterns and developments; social orders and ractices; and the transition from ancient to medieval.

Early Medieval Indian Society
Early Medieval Indian Society

Author: Ram Sharan Sharma

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9788125025238

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The book analyses the transition from the ancient to the medieval period in polity, economy, the caste system and culture. It examines the form of peasant protest and the reasons for their failure and infrequency. The author also examines the development of tantrism and the mentality that feudalism created.

The Idea of Ancient India
The Idea of Ancient India

Author: Upinder Singh

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2023-08-28

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 9357082425

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How can the complexities of ancient India be comprehended? This book draws on a vast array of texts, inscriptions, archaeology, archival sources and art to delve into themes such as the history of regions and religions, archaeologists and the modern histories of ancient sites, the interface between political ideas and practice, violence and resistance, and the interactions between the Indian subcontinent and the wider world. It highlights recent approaches and challenges in reconstructing South Asia's early history, and in doing so, brings out the exciting complexities of ancient India. Authoritative and incisive, this revised Penguin edition-with two new chapters-is essential reading for students and scholars of ancient Indian history and for all those interested in India's past.

The Making of Early Medieval India
The Making of Early Medieval India

Author: Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13:

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These essays explore the processes of change in Indian society over the period from about the seventh to the thirteenth century. Departing radically from the current historiography on the period, the author posits change as represented by processes of progressive transformation, not by the breakdown of an earlier social order. Within this framework, he discusses such diverse themes as irrigation, urbanization, the formation of a dominant ruling caste, and the structure of polity in general.

Rethinking Ghosts in World Religions
Rethinking Ghosts in World Religions

Author: Mu-chou Poo

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-06-24

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9047424840

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The central theme of this volume is to re-examine the received concepts and images of ghosts in various religious cultures ranging from the Ancient Near East and Egypt to the Old Testament, the Classical Era, Early Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Early India, and Medieval China. As a religious phenomenon, the realm of ghosts has been less studied than the realm of the divine. Through a collaborative effort by scholars from different disciplines, this volume proposes a multi-cultural approach to construct a wider and complicated picture of the phenomenon of ghosts and spirits in human societies and to have a grasp of the various problems involved in understanding the phenomenon of ghost.

Rethinking a Millennium
Rethinking a Millennium

Author: Rajat Datta

Publisher: Aakar Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9788189833367

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This book is a collection of essays by eminent historians exploring a millennium of India s history between the eighth and the eighteenth century, conventionally understood as early medieval and medieval India. Though these terms are subjected to critical

The ‘Early Medieval' Origins of India
The ‘Early Medieval' Origins of India

Author: Manu V. Devadevan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-03

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 1108857876

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India is generally regarded as a civilization with a set of intrinsic attributes that emerged in the age of the Vedas or, better still, in the Harappan times. In recent decades, historical studies have moved away from rigid perspectives of singularity in origin and expansion; the emphasis now is on pluralities and long-term processes spanning centuries and millennia. There is also an influential school of thought which rejects antiquity claims such as these and holds that India is a construct of the colonial and nationalist imagination. In his radical reinterpretation of India's past, Manu V. Devadevan moves away from these reifying assessments to examine the evolution of institutions, ideas and identities that are characterized, typically, as Indian. In lieu of endorsing their Indianness, he traces their emergence to specific conditions that developed in India between 600 and 1200 CE, a period which historians now call the 'early medieval'.

The Early Medieval in South India
The Early Medieval in South India

Author: Kesavan Veluthat

Publisher: Oxford India Paperbacks

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780198069140

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Exploring the notion of early medieval , this book re-examines and presents an alternative history of south India. It covers problems and history of Tamilakam in general and early medieval Karnataka and Kerala in particular.

A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India
A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India

Author: Upinder Singh

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 9788131716779

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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India is the most comprehensive textbook yet for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It introduces students to original sources such as ancient texts, artefacts, inscriptions and coins, illustrating how historians construct history on their basis. Its clear and balanced explanation of concepts and historical debates enables students to independently evaluate evidence, arguments and theories. This remarkable textbook allows the reader to visualize and understand the rich and varied remains of India s ancient past, transforming the process of discovering that past into an exciting experience.