The History of the Arthasastra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India
Author:   Mark McClish (Northwestern University, Illinois)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108476904


Pages:   306
Publication Date:   11 July 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mark McClish (Northwestern University, Illinois)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781108476904


ISBN 10:   1108476902
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   11 July 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Arthaśāstra historiography; 3. The resegmentation of the Arthaśāstra; 4. Citation and attribution; 5. The deep structure of the text; 6. The history of the Arthaśāstra; 7. The politics of the Daṇḍanīti; 8. Varṇadharma in the Arthaśāstra; 9. Statecraft, law, and religion in ancient India; Appendices.

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'[A] meticulous analysis of one of the most important texts of the period.' Timothy Lubin, JAOS


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Mark McClish is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University, Illinois. He has published a number of works on the Arthaśāstra and ancient Indian law, politics, and religion including the book The Arthaśāstra: Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft (with Patrick Olivelle, 2012) and numerous articles. He has received support from the Fulbright-Hays program and the Mellon Foundation.

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