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The Arthasastra - Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft (Paperback): Patrick Olivelle, Mark McClish The Arthasastra - Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft (Paperback)
Patrick Olivelle, Mark McClish
R553 Discovery Miles 5 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The only extant treatise on statecraft from classical India, the Arthsastra is an invaluable resource for understanding ancient South Asian political thought; it also provides a comprehensive and unparalleled panoramic view of Indian society during the period between the Maurya (320-185 BCE) and Gupta (320-497 CE) empires. This volume offers modern English translations of key selections, organized thematically, from the Arthasastra . A general Introduction briefly traces the arc of ancient South Asian history, explains the classical Indian tradition of statecraft, and discusses the origins and importance of the Arthasastra . Thorough explanatory essays and notes set each excerpt in its intellectual, political, and cultural contexts.

The History of the Arthasastra - Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Hardcover): Mark McClish The History of the Arthasastra - Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Hardcover)
Mark McClish
R2,712 Discovery Miles 27 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Arthasastra is the foundational text of Indic political thought and ancient India's most important treatise on statecraft and governance. It is traditionally believed that politics in ancient India was ruled by religion; that kings strove to fulfil their sacred duty; and that sovereignty was circumscribed by the sacred law of dharma. Mark McClish's systematic and thorough evaluation of the Arthasastra's early history shows that these ideas only came to prominence in the statecraft tradition late in the classical period. With a thorough chronological exploration, he demonstrates that the text originally espoused a political philosophy characterized by empiricism and pragmatism, ignoring the mandate of dharma altogether. The political theology of dharma was incorporated when the text was redacted in the late classical period, which obscured the existence of an independent political tradition in ancient India altogether and reinforced the erroneous notion that ancient India was ruled by religion, not politics.

The History of the Arthasastra - Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Paperback): Mark McClish The History of the Arthasastra - Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Paperback)
Mark McClish
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Arthasastra is the foundational text of Indic political thought and ancient India's most important treatise on statecraft and governance. It is traditionally believed that politics in ancient India was ruled by religion; that kings strove to fulfil their sacred duty; and that sovereignty was circumscribed by the sacred law of dharma. Mark McClish's systematic and thorough evaluation of the Arthasastra's early history shows that these ideas only came to prominence in the statecraft tradition late in the classical period. With a thorough chronological exploration, he demonstrates that the text originally espoused a political philosophy characterized by empiricism and pragmatism, ignoring the mandate of dharma altogether. The political theology of dharma was incorporated when the text was redacted in the late classical period, which obscured the existence of an independent political tradition in ancient India altogether and reinforced the erroneous notion that ancient India was ruled by religion, not politics.

The Arthasastra - Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft (Hardcover): Patrick Olivelle, Mark McClish The Arthasastra - Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft (Hardcover)
Patrick Olivelle, Mark McClish
R1,469 R1,385 Discovery Miles 13 850 Save R84 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The only extant treatise on statecraft from classical India, the Arthsastra is an invaluable resource for understanding ancient South Asian political thought; it also provides a comprehensive and unparalleled panoramic view of Indian society during the period between the Maurya (320-185 BCE) and Gupta (320-497 CE) empires. This volume offers modern English translations of key selections, organized thematically, from the Arthasastra . A general Introduction briefly traces the arc of ancient South Asian history, explains the classical Indian tradition of statecraft, and discusses the origins and importance of the Arthasastra . Thorough explanatory essays and notes set each excerpt in its intellectual, political, and cultural contexts.

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