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- catalog abstract "Synopsis: Since 1958 Sources of Indian Tradition has been one of the most important and widely used texts on civilization in South Asia (now the nation-states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal). It has helped generations of students and lay readers understand how leading thinkers there have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they live in. This second edition has been extensively revised, with much new material added. Introductory essays explain the particular settings in which these thinkers have expressed their ideas about religious, social, political, and economic questions. Brief summaries precede each passage from their writings or sayings. The traditions represented include Brahmanism, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism. The book includes a chronology of Indian history from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1858.".
- catalog contributor b1935961.
- catalog contributor b1935962.
- catalog contributor b1935963.
- catalog coverage "India Civilization.".
- catalog coverage "India Religion.".
- catalog coverage "Pakistan Civilization.".
- catalog created "1988.".
- catalog date "1988".
- catalog date "1988.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1988.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographies and index.".
- catalog description "Synopsis: Since 1958 Sources of Indian Tradition has been one of the most important and widely used texts on civilization in South Asia (now the nation-states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal). It has helped generations of students and lay readers understand how leading thinkers there have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they live in. This second edition has been extensively revised, with much new material added. Introductory essays explain the particular settings in which these thinkers have expressed their ideas about religious, social, political, and economic questions. Brief summaries precede each passage from their writings or sayings. The traditions represented include Brahmanism, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism. The book includes a chronology of Indian history from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1858.".
- catalog description "v. 1. From the beginning to 1800 / edited and revised by Ainslie T. Embree -- v. 2. Modern India and Pakistan / edited and revised by Stephen Hay.".
- catalog extent "2 v. :".
- catalog identifier "0231064144 (v. 2)".
- catalog identifier "0231064152 (pbk. : v. 2)".
- catalog identifier "0231066503 (v. 1)".
- catalog identifier "0231066511 (pbk. : v. 1)".
- catalog isPartOf "Introduction to Oriental civilizations".
- catalog issued "1988".
- catalog issued "1988.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "engmul".
- catalog publisher "New York : Columbia University Press,".
- catalog spatial "India Civilization.".
- catalog spatial "India Religion.".
- catalog spatial "Pakistan Civilization.".
- catalog subject "954 19".
- catalog subject "DS423 .S64 1988".
- catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. From the beginning to 1800 / edited and revised by Ainslie T. Embree -- v. 2. Modern India and Pakistan / edited and revised by Stephen Hay.".
- catalog title "Sources of Indian tradition.".
- catalog type "text".