Evergreen encyclopedia ; v. 1 (E-145) The wonder that was India; a survey of the culture of the Indian sub-continent before the coming of the Muslims
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0394172159
ISBN 13
9780394172156
Category
Publication Year
1959
Publisher
Subject
India--Civilization.; India--History--324 B.C.-1000 A.D.; India--Civilization.; India--History--To 324 B.C.
Series Name
Description
xxi, 568 pages 26 cm.; I. Introduction -- II. Prehistory: The Harappa culture and the Aryans -- III. History: Ancient and Medieval empires -- IV. The State: Political life and thought -- V. Society: Class, family and individual -- VI. Everyday life: the daily round in city and village -- VII. Religion: cults, doctrines and metaphysics -- VIII. The Arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music and the dance -- IX. Language and literature -- X. Epilogue: the Heritage of India -- Appendices -- I. Cosmology and geography -- II. Astronomy -- III. The calendar -- IV. Mathematics -- V. Physics and chemistry -- VI. Physiology and medicine -- VII. Logic and epistemology -- VIII. Weights and measures -- IX. Coinage -- X. The alphabet and its pronunciation -- XI. Prosody -- XII. The gypsies.;
Biblio Notes
445761
Number of Copies
1
