The Concept of Bharatavarsha and Other Essays by Chattopadhyaya, B.D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface 1 The Concept of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Historiographical Implications

I. From Jana to Janapada II. Bhāratavarṣa in the Purāṇas III. Conquest of the Quarters (Dig-jigīṣā) IV. An Exercise in Synthesis? Rājaśekhara’s Kāvyamīmāṃsā V. The Meaning of Bhāratavarṣa VI. Summing Up Notes

The Historiography of India and Its Spatial Components Regions and their Components in Geography and Anthropology Janapadas and Nāḍus Regions, Subregions and ‘Imitable Models’ Conclusion Notes References

II III Notes

4 Rāma’s Acts in Exile and in Kingdom

I. The Three Acts of Rāma

The Killing of Vālin The Rescue and Rejection of Sītā, or the so-called ‘Fire Ordeal’ Summary Justice for Śambuka

II. Some Interpretations of Rāma’s Acts III. Toward Another Suggestion IV. Summing Up V. Conclusion Notes

I. Textual Evidence II. The Divine and the Dynastic Lineage

III. Many Innovations of the Kālikā Purāṇa

1. Conception, Birth and Early Upbringing 2. Conquest of and Rule over Kāmarūpa 3. Degeneration and Death

IV. Evidence of Inscriptions V. Legend as History and Legend in History VI. Epilogue Notes

The Issue Festivities: The Orthodox and the Laukika Samāja, Utsava and Governance A Festival within a Festival Conclusion Notes References

I. Perceptions of Heterogeneity and Irreconcilable Differences II. Of Spaces and Peoples III. The Many Meanings of Dharma IV. Religious Practice: Negotiating Heterogeneous Sources V. Conclusion Notes

8 Interrogating ‘Unity in Diversity’: Voices from India’s Ancient Texts

Perceptions of Diversity and Difference Dharma, Rīti, Pravṛtti, and Other Differences Return to the Issue of Unity In Defence of Diversity Notes

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