![]() ![]() 600–1200 CE A Note on Diacritics Glossary Further Readings References CreditsĬontents Photographs, Maps, and Figures About the Author Preface Acknowledgements A Reader’s Guide Introduction: Ideas of the Early Indian Past THE MAIN PHYSIOGRAPHIC ZONES OF THE SUBCONTINENT WAYS OF DIVIDING THE INDIAN PAST CHANGING INTERPRETATIONS OF EARLY INDIAN HISTORY NEW HISTORIES, UNWRITTEN HISTORIES 1 Understanding Literary and Archaeological Sources READING ANCIENT TEXTS FROM A HISTORICAL POINT OF VIEW Ancient palm leaf manuscripts THE CLASSIFICATION OF LITERARY SOURCES: LANGUAGE, GENRE, AND CONTENT THE VEDAS THE TWO SANSKRIT EPICS: THE RAMAYANA AND MAHABHARATA Archaeology and the Mahabharata The chronological layers in the Ramayana THE P URANAS THE DHARMASHASTRA Theory and practice in the Dharmashastra BUDDHIST LITERATURE Songs of Buddhist nuns Cities, Kings, and Renunciants: North India, c. Cultural Transitions: Images from Texts and Archaeology, c. The Transition to Food Production: Neolithic, Neolithic–Chalcolithic, and Chalcolithic Villages, c. Hunter-Gatherers of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Ages 3. Understanding Literary and Archaeological Sources 2. A HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE 12TH CENTURYīrief Contents Photographs, Maps, and Figures About the Author Preface Acknowledgements A Reader’s Guide Introduction: Ideas of the Early Indian Past 1. ![]()
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