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Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2001. First. Hardcover. New. 15 X 23. 1 Map. This book on Rgvedic history underlines the need for considerable fresh thinking in Vedic researc… Mehr…

Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2001. First. Hardcover. New. 15 X 23. 1 Map. This book on Rgvedic history underlines the need for considerable fresh thinking in Vedic research rigorous stratification of textual materials, new methodology and discarding notional ideas derived from a selective view of the data, The idea that the family books of the Regveda constitute the earliest and homogeneous part of the text and that these represent the exclusive record of pastoral nomads is found to be too simplistic to meet the challenge of divergent and overlapping social processes. The book dispels the myth that the Aryans destroyed Harappan cities, that they were unfamiliar with the high-seas and sea faring and that the term Aryan always signified a fair complexioned people. Myths of a different kind resulting from bardic mix-up of unrelated information's also need careful shifting of data for delineation of historical or semi-historical episodes, related characters and geographical areas. Existing generalizations on polity also need questioning in view of valuable evidence bearing on territorial states and rituals legitimizing territorial sovereignty. Aryans Revisited Ramendra Nath Nandi History, Culture & Politics, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2001, 6, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. , 2001. First. Hardcover. New. 15 X 23. 1 Map. This book on Rgvedic history underlines the need for considerable fresh thinking in Vedic research rigorous stratification of textual materials, new methodology and discarding notional ideas derived from a selective view of the data, The idea that the family books of the Regveda constitute the earliest and homogeneous part of the text and that these represent the exclusive record of pastoral nomads is found to be too simplistic to meet the challenge of divergent and overlapping social processes. The book dispels the myth that the Aryans destroyed Harappan cities, that they were unfamiliar with the high-seas and sea faring and that the term Aryan always signified a fair complexioned people. Myths of a different kind resulting from bardic mix-up of unrelated information's also need careful shifting of data for delineation of historical or semi-historical episodes, related characters and geographical areas. Existing generalizations on polity also need questioning in view of valuable evidence bearing on territorial states and rituals legitimizing territorial sovereignty., Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. , 2001, 6, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. , 2001. First. Hardcover. New. 15 X 23. 1 Map. This book on Rgvedic history underlines the need for considerable fresh thinking in Vedic research rigorous stratification of textual materials, new methodology and discarding notional ideas derived from a selective view of the data, The idea that the family books of the Regveda constitute the earliest and homogeneous part of the text and that these represent the exclusive record of pastoral nomads is found to be too simplistic to meet the challenge of divergent and overlapping social processes. The book dispels the myth that the Aryans destroyed Harappan cities, that they were unfamiliar with the high-seas and sea faring and that the term Aryan always signified a fair complexioned people. Myths of a different kind resulting from bardic mix-up of unrelated information's also need careful shifting of data for delineation of historical or semi-historical episodes, related characters and geographical areas. Existing generalizations on polity also need questioning in view of valuable evidence bearing on territorial states and rituals legitimizing territorial sovereignty., Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. , 2001, 6, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. , 2001. First. Hardcover. New. 15 X 23. 1 Map. This book on Rgvedic history underlines the need for considerable fresh thinking in Vedic research rigorous stratification of textual materials, new methodology and discarding notional ideas derived from a selective view of the data, The idea that the family books of the Regveda constitute the earliest and homogeneous part of the text and that these represent the exclusive record of pastoral nomads is found to be too simplistic to meet the challenge of divergent and overlapping social processes. The book dispels the myth that the Aryans destroyed Harappan cities, that they were unfamiliar with the high-seas and sea faring and that the term Aryan always signified a fair complexioned people. Myths of a different kind resulting from bardic mix-up of unrelated information's also need careful shifting of data for delineation of historical or semi-historical episodes, related characters and geographical areas. Existing generalizations on polity also need questioning in view of valuable evidence bearing on territorial states and rituals legitimizing territorial sovereignty., Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. , 2001, 6, D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2006. 4th edition. Hardcover. New. 15 x 23 cm. This is a brilliant cultural-anthropological study exploring those hedonistic aspects of the pan-Indian heritage which, represented by centuries of the non-Vedic, Tantric tradition, affirm that the pleasurable, especially the sexually pleasurable, is natural as a means to achieve the highest mystical experience. Himself a Tantric initiate, Prem Saran offers a compelling, sympathetic analysis of Tantrism, its place in the Bengali and Assamese cultures, and its pervasiveness in pan-Indian thought and ritual generally. Prem Saran`s is also a cultural critique of modern Indian values and life-ways. In addition, it is an exercise in methodology, employing certain anthropological tools and concepts life "Cultural Debate" "Cultural Criticism". "Hindu Renaissance" and "Pizza-effect"--the last three having been developed by the late Professor Agehananda Bharati whom the author acknowledges as a "constant source of encouragement" during the last decade. Though tantra is juxtaposed to Vedic traditions as a heterodox, life-affirming tradition, which is both ancient and basic to Hindu interpretations of being, its hedonistic contents have been purposely neglected or suppressed, partly because of the continuing hold of Victorian morality (imbibed from the British missionaries and colonial rulers), and partly because the erotic route to mystical achievement has always been a secret, minority path. Tantra : Hedonism in Indian Culture will, therefore, fill an existing lacuna in the cultural-anthropology of South Asia. The book carries a Foreword by the distinguished anthropologist, Professor Mattison Mines of the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Contents Foreword Preface List of Plates 1. The Pan-Indian Tantric Tradition 2. Tantrism and the Khajuraho Temples 3. The Tantric Tradition in Bengal 4. Chaitanya, Tantrism and Hedonism in Bengal 5. "Cultural Debate" and Tantrism in Modern Bengal 6. Tantrism and the "Hindu Renaissance" in Bengal 7. The Tantric Tradition of Assam : Cultural Implications 8. The Kamakhya Myth and Modern Indian Values 9. Tantrism and Modern Assamese Ideology 10. Tantrism : A Quest for Personal Autonomy Printed Pages: 116., D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2006, 6, Hardcover. 8174531033 **BRAND NEW** Ships Same Day or Next with tracking number! . New., 6<

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