History of the Arthasastra - Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India

By analyzing the Arthaśāstra's early history, Mark McClish overturns prevailing beliefs that ancient India was governed by religion, not politics.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Arthä¿stra historiography; 3. The resegmentation of the Arthä¿stra; 4. Citation and attribution; 5. The deep structure of the text; 6. The history of the Arthä¿stra; 7. The politics of the Dä¿an¿ti; 8. Var¿adharma in the Arthä¿stra; 9. Statecraft, law, and religion in ancient India; Appendices.

Info autore

Mark McClish is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University, Illinois. He has published a number of works on the Arthaśāstra and ancient Indian law, politics, and religion including the book The Arthaśāstra: Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft (with Patrick Olivelle, 2012) and numerous articles. He has received support from the Fulbright-Hays program and the Mellon Foundation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark McClish, Mark (Northwestern University Mcclish, McClish Mark
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781108476904
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47690-4
• Pagine: 306
• Serie: Ideas in Context; Ideas in Context
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Sanskrit, History of Ideas, English, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, India, Hinduism, Ancient History, Asian History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient religions & mythologies, BCE to c 500 CE, c 1 to c 500 CE, Ancient religions and Mythologies