Del 10 i serien Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society
Courtly Culture and Political Life in Early Medieval India
Inbunden, Engelska, 2004
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Scholars have long studied classical Sanskrit culture in almost total isolation from its courtly context. This book focuses exclusively on the royal court as a social and cultural institution. Using both literary and inscriptional sources, it begins with the rise and spread of royal households and political hierarchies from the Gupta period (c.350-750), and traces the emergence of a coherent courtly worldview which would remain stable for almost a millennium to 1200. Later chapters examine key features of courtly life such as: manners, ethics, concepts of personal beauty, and theories of disposition. The book ends with a sustained examination of the theory and practice of erotic love in the context of the wider social dynamics and anxieties which faced the people of the court.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2004-06-24
- Mått152 x 229 x 22 mm
- Vikt640 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Indian History and Society
- Antal sidor318
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521816274