Protohistoric India

Protohistoric India
Author: Kanti Prasad Nautiyal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN:

Covers the period, 3000 B.C.-1000 B.C.

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology
Author: Amalananda Ghosh
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1990
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9789004092648

"An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology" is a significant reference work on archaeology in India. It is an authoritative work of permanent value in which the knowledge and expertise of Indian archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India, universities and other institutes have been pooled together under the editorship of the late A. Ghosh, former Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India. The "Encyclopaedia" has been planned in an ambitious manner; it is not merely an alphabetical listing of entries with sketchy information on topics. Volume 1, which deals with certain broad subjects relating to Indian Archaeology, is divided into twenty chapters, alphabetically arranged. Each chapter is further divided into sections and subsections containing independent and self-contained essays. For example, in the chapter on "Cultures," detailed information can be found on various cultures in India; the chapter on "Basis of dating" contains articles on archaeological dating, archaeomagnetic dating, 14C radio-carbon dating, numismatic dating, palaeographic and epigraphic dating, thermoluminescent dating, etc. For those interested in getting further information on the subjects and in looking into the original sources and references, each entry also carries an exhaustive bibliography. Volume II is the Gazetteer. It contains basic data and information on all the explored and excavated sites in India along with reference to published reports and/or notices on each.

Reconceptualizing the Sciences and the Humanities

Reconceptualizing the Sciences and the Humanities
Author: S.C. Malik
Publisher: DK Printworld (P) Ltd
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2022-12-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 8124611882

This book by an anthropologist looks at recent developments in the sciences and the humanities taking into account many disciplines. The integral approach suggests radical departures by presenting alternate paradigms to the consumeristic paradigm which governs humankind today. This reconceptualizing through a rethinking is the only way a shift in lifestyles can be brought about if we wish to avoid the disasters which are upon us in terms of the oftstated ecological, socio-economic, psychological and spiritual crises. The implications of science in the new age are crucial for the growth and relevance of those disciplines which study the human phenomenon. By and large, in these academic disciplines general concepts have neglected the role of Consciousness which is a must in any integral approach. Each chapter is governed by this overall context, as it is exemplified in the different topics dealt with from the viewpoint of many disciplines. The argument is not a linear sequential one, and in this sense each chapter is self-contained especially because the basic premise is that it is both the observer and the observed which have to be thoroughly understood at the particular and the universal levels. Science itself is moving into metaphysics, converging well into mystical insights and ancient speculative thought. The various themes of the book are: Civilization Studies and Knowledge: A Holistic Approach; Rock Art: A Creative Act; Man in Nature: An Integral Universe; A Question of Consciousness; Science and Consciousness; Violence and Non-Violence: A Binary System; and Integral Listening as Communication.

Cultural Contours of India

Cultural Contours of India
Author: Vijai Shankar Śrivastava
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 736
Release: 1981
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780391023581

Comprises articles on the life and work of Satya Prakash, b. 1914, Indologist, and papers, most on the history and culture of Rajasthan, India.

Children Of The Lion

Children Of The Lion
Author: Muller
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 1004
Release: 1997
Genre: Buddhism
ISBN: 9780143416265

Fictionalized account of the history of Sri Lanka from the earliest times; includes the spread and development of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

A Dictionary of Archaeology

A Dictionary of Archaeology
Author: Ian Shaw
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 736
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0470751967

This dictionary provides those studying or working in archaeology with a complete reference to the field.