The Wonder that was India by A.L. Basham has been written to elucidate the ancient Indian civilization. The book covers wide areas of the ancient India civilization, the harappan cultures, the aryans, history of ancient and medieval empires, religions, architectures, paintings, music, languages, literature and the heritage of India.
CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION: India and her Ancient Culture
- PREHISTORY: The Harappā Culture and the Āryans
- HISTORY: Ancient and Medieval Empires Sources of History
- THE STATE: Political Life and Thought Sources
- SOCIETY: Class, Family and Individual Laws of Class and Stage of Life
- EVERYDAY LIFE: The Daily Round in City and Village
- RELIGION: Cults, Doctrines and Metaphysics
- THE ARTS: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music and The Dance
- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- EPILOGUE: The Heritage of India
APPENDICES
- Cosmology and Geography
- Astronomy
- The Calendar
- Mathematics
- Physics and Chemistry
- Physiology and Medicine
- Logic and Epistemology
- Weights and Measures
- Coinage
- The Alphabet and its Pronunciation
- Prosody
- The Gypsies
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