The Cultural Heritage of India: Languages and literatures. Reprint, 1991
Title | The Cultural Heritage of India: Languages and literatures. Reprint, 1991 PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 874 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | India |
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Languages and Literatures
Title | Languages and Literatures PDF eBook |
Author | Suniti Kumar Chatterji |
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Pages | 839 |
Release | 1978 |
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Historical Dictionary of Medieval India
Title | Historical Dictionary of Medieval India PDF eBook |
Author | Iqtidar Alam Khan |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2008-04-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0810855038 |
The medieval period of Indian history is difficult to clearly define. It can be considered a long transition from ancient to precolonial times. Its end is marked by Vasco da Gama's voyage round the Cape of Good Hope in 1498 and the establishment of the Mughal empire (1526). The renewed Islamic advance into north India, from roughly 1000 A.D. onward, leading to the rise of the Delhi Sultanate (1206), is the beginning of the medieval period in political and cultural terms.
Books in Print
Title | Books in Print PDF eBook |
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Pages | 2132 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | American literature |
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Indian Books in Print
Title | Indian Books in Print PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1118 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | English imprints |
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The Religions of India
Title | The Religions of India PDF eBook |
Author | Roshen Dalal |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 940 |
Release | 2014-04-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 8184753969 |
A handy guide to every religion practised in India In India, the birthplace of some of the world’s major faiths and home to many more, religion is a way of life, existing as much in temples, mosques, churches and wayside shrines as it does in social laws, cultural practices and the political arena. The Religions of India contains, in a single volume, a comprehensive account of every major faith practised in the country today—Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and the Bahai faith. This meticulously researched work traverses a vast range of topics—from Somnatha Temple and Babri Masjid to Tirthankaras and the Akali Movement; from the Shariat and the Eucharist to Shabuoth and nirvana. It places each religion in its historical context, tracing its evolution from its inception to the present. • Incisive profiles of founders and key patrons, deities, saints, mystics and philosophers • Information on and insights into lesser-known and regional forms of worship, as well as important festivals, customs and rituals • Extensively cross-referenced with suggestions for further reading
Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)
Title | Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957) PDF eBook |
Author | Anshu Malhotra |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2023-04-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1000867005 |
This volume brings together works by established and emerging scholars to consider the work and impact of Bhai Vir Singh. Bhai Vir Singh (1872-1957) was a major force in the shaping of modern Sikh and Punjabi culture, language, and politics in the undivided colonial Punjab, prior to the Partition of the province in 1947, and in the post-colonial state of India. The chapters in this book explore how he both reflected and shaped his time and context and address some of the ongoing legacy of his work in the lives of contemporary Sikhs. The contributors analyze the varied genres, literary, and historical that were adopted and adapted by Bhai Vir Singh to foreground and enhance Sikh religiosity and identity. These include his novels, didactic pamphlets, journalistic writing, prefatory and exegetical work on spiritual and secular historical documents, and his poems and lyrics, among others. This book will be of particular interest to those working in Sikh studies, South Asian studies, and post-colonial studies.