Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history (Volume I)

By Rajendralala Mitra

Book Overview

How did the Indo-Aryan peoples shape the intellectual and political destiny of the ancient Indian subcontinent? In this landmark Volume I, pioneering historian Rajendralala Mitra draws on Sanskrit texts, inscriptions and comparative linguistics to illuminate the origins of Indo Aryans and the development of Indo Aryan civilisation across Vedic and mediaeval India. Its questions still echo today. Balancing rigorous evidence with a sweeping sense of time, Mitra explores social institutions, kingship, religion and learning, making this work as valuable for a classical Indian history study as for general readers curious about the deep past. Long regarded as a cornerstone of indology scholarly reference, Indo-Aryans also speaks directly to debates in Indo European philology and the history of Sanskrit literature, anchoring modern South Asian studies courses in the voices and records of the period itself. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For historians and researchers, students seeking an authoritative ancient India history textbook, or collectors of rare works on medieval South Asian history, this careful modern edition offers an indispensable window onto how nineteenth-century scholarship first mapped the intertwined histories of language, belief and power on the subcontinent.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353607531
• ISBN13: 9789353607531
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"