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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 역사 > 아시아 > 인도/남아시아
· ISBN : 9781138094741
· 쪽수 : 264쪽
· 출판일 : 2017-07-27
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Introduction The Nature of the State The Political Spectrum? Political Terminology? The King and his Palace? The King and his Territory? Horses, Chariots and Territorial Conquests ? The King and the People? The Form of Government Role of Corporate Bodies: Vidatha, Sabh?, Samiti? The Rituals of Empowerment? The A?vamedha Sacrifice? The Incipient R?jas?ya ? The City and the Citadel Vedic Gods and Walled Settlements? Harappan Citadels and the `Rgveda? Defensive Architecture? Construction Material? Grid Plan? Multi-pillared? Numerous Gateways? Fort as a Resource Centre? Merchants and Moneylenders Routes and Merchandise of the Bronze Age? Commodity Exchange of the Middle Bronze Age? Business Terminology? Professional Traders: Va`nik and Pa`ni? Private Bankers? Cruising the Blue Water Rivers and the Sea? Cloud Formation and the Water Cycle? Vedic Gods and the High Seas? Tidal Waves, Monsoon Winds and Gulfs? Marine Fires ? Resources of the Deep Sea? Seafaring Crafts? Shipwreck and Rescue Operations? Pirates and Loss of Direction? Merchants, Crew Members and Escorts? Nature of the Cargo? River-borne Sea Trade? Sea-borne Wealth and Fame? Caravans on Dusty Tracks Hazards of the Land Route? Trade in Gem Stones ? Trade in Livestock? Donkeys and Camels? Trade in Textiles ? Gold, Gold-like Objects and Other Merchandise? From Priest to King? Crafts and Craft-Working Metals and Metal-working? Functional Objects? Ayas?Copper or Just Metal?? The Smelter (Dhm?t?) and the Smith (K?rm?r, Karmar)? Wood Working and Carpenters (Tak_s?)? Functional Objects: Pots, Shafts, Carts, Boats Agricultural Tools? Weavers (V?sov?ya, Vayanti) and Weaving? Leather Workers (Carmamn?) and Leather Working? Tale of the Cow-tale The Chorus of Nomadism? Meaning of Go? Buffalo or Mahi?a? Permanent Dwellings? Peasants and Plough Lands Gods and Peasant Activities? Some Crucial Expressions? K_setrapati: The God of Plough Land? Terms for Plough Lands? The Acquisition of Plough Lands Fights for Acquisition ? Resource Crunch, Famines and Starvation Deaths? Irrigation: Need of the Hour? Peasants at Work? Importance of Food Crops? Private Farms and Social Differentiation? Crops and Consumption Cereal Dishes: Meals and Oblations? Puro]d?sa, Dh?n?, Ap?pa, Saktu? Non-cereal Food? Summer and Winter Crops? Plough Lands: K_setra and Urvar? ? Drainage and Discord Rains and Irrigation ? River Action: Drainage and Soil Fertility? Overground and Underground Drainage ? Lift Irrigation: Pulley and Suction? Drought and Discord? Language and Ethnicity The Harappan Sign System? Variant Physical Types? The Linguistic Scenario? Primary Pr?k?ts, Vernacular Vedic ?and the Mantra Dialect? Dravidian and Indo-?ryan? Elamite, Vedic and Old Persian? Ethnicity and Afterlife Funerary Behaviour in the `Rgveda? Shifting Cremation Sites? Post-exposure Disposals ? Full-burials? Grave Goods? South as the Domain of Death? The Archaeological Record? Kalibangan? Harappa? Cemetery H? Surkotada? Birds and Animals in the Afterlife?














