05-27-2007, 07:43 PM
Everday Life in Ancient India: 200BC to 700AD
I have this book. But it deals with earlier period. I was quite fascinated with this time frame. Maybe AnandK can shed some light by recommending books.
Another book is
Courtly Culture and Political Life in Early Medieval India (Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society)
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'This insightful work offers an exciting, new perspective on the culture of classical India, one that is sure to inject fresh vigour into this neglected, and until recently almost moribund, field of study. Ali does what no one has done before ⦠It is a major contribution to the field and should be read by everyone with a serious interest in India's early culture.' South Asian Studies
Book Description
Representing the first full-length study of courtly culture in classical India, this book explores the growth of royal households and the development of a courtly worldview in the Gupta period (c. 350-750) and its aftermath. Using both literary sources and inscriptions up to 1200, the book establishes the organization, personnel and protocol of the royal household as the background for a sustained examination of courtly ethics, notions of beauty, and theories of erotic love.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But very proicey $80 :eek:
I have this book. But it deals with earlier period. I was quite fascinated with this time frame. Maybe AnandK can shed some light by recommending books.
Another book is
Courtly Culture and Political Life in Early Medieval India (Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Review
'This insightful work offers an exciting, new perspective on the culture of classical India, one that is sure to inject fresh vigour into this neglected, and until recently almost moribund, field of study. Ali does what no one has done before ⦠It is a major contribution to the field and should be read by everyone with a serious interest in India's early culture.' South Asian Studies
Book Description
Representing the first full-length study of courtly culture in classical India, this book explores the growth of royal households and the development of a courtly worldview in the Gupta period (c. 350-750) and its aftermath. Using both literary sources and inscriptions up to 1200, the book establishes the organization, personnel and protocol of the royal household as the background for a sustained examination of courtly ethics, notions of beauty, and theories of erotic love.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But very proicey $80 :eek: