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Greater Magadha: Studies in the Culture of Early India

Greater Magadha: Studies in the Culture of Early India

Hardcover

General Middle Eastern HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 9004157190
ISBN13: 9789004157194
Publisher: Brill
Published: Apr 30 2007
Pages: 420
Weight: 2.07
Height: 1.22 Width: 6.66 Depth: 9.63
Language: English
Greater Magadha, roughly the eastern part of the Gangetic plain of northern India, has so far been looked upon as deeply indebted to Brahmanical culture. Religions such as Buddhism and Jainism are thought of as derived, in one way or another, from Vedic religion. This belief is defective in various respects. This book argues for the importance and independence of Greater Magadha as a cultural area until a date close to the beginning of the Common Era. In order to correct the incorrect notions, two types of questions are dealt with: questions pertaining to cultural and religious dependencies, and questions relating to chronology. As a result a modified picture arises that also has a bearing on the further development of Indian culture.

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