Politics, Kingship, and Poetry in Medieval South India - Moonset on Sunrise Mountain

Whitney Cox presents a fundamental re-imagining of the politics of pre-modern India through a revisionist reading of the dynastic history of the Cholas.

List of contents

Figures; Acknowledgements; Note on the transliteration and presentation of texts; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Râjiga, before 1070; 2. Râjendracola, June 1070-May 1074; 3. Kulottunga: the King and the Poets, ca.1087-1115; 4. The Emperor of the Three Worlds and the Lord of the Little Shrine; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography.

About the author

Whitney Cox is an Associate Professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. His principal interest lies in Sanskrit language and literature, pre-modern Tamil, and in the cultural, political and social history of far southern India. He has been a member of the Collegium of the Berlin-based Zukunftsphilologie project since 2011 and has held awards from Fulbright-Hayes, the British Academy, and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Summary

Whitney Cox presents a fundamental re-imagining of the politics of pre-modern India through a revisionist reading of the Chola dynasty, a medieval South Asian superpower. Utilizing a series of textual sources, this innovative study poses comparative and conceptual questions about politics, history, agency and representation in the pre-modern world.

Product details

• Authors: Whitney Cox, Whitney (University of Chicago) Cox, Cox Whitney
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781316623626
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62362-6
• No. of pages: 325
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, India, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Comparative Politics, Asian History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, HISTORY / Asia / South / India