Spiritual authority and temporal power in the Indian theory of government
"A literary work built up with parallel citations is apt to grow in the compass of the author himself, from his encyclopaedic scholarship. This revised edition of one of Coomaraswamy's most significant writings is now being issued by incorporating his own additions to the printed first edi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
1993
Delhi New York Oxford University Press 1993 |
| In: | Year: 1993 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Theory of the state
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Religion et Etat ; Inde
B Religion et politique ; Inde B Political philosophy B Religion and state B Hindouisme B History B Brāhmaṇas B India B Political Science B Religion and state India B Rigveda B Science politique ; Inde B Political Science (India) History B Hinduism Related to Politics |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish, 1877-1947: Spiritual authority and temporal power in the Indian theory of government. - New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts ; Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Summary: | "A literary work built up with parallel citations is apt to grow in the compass of the author himself, from his encyclopaedic scholarship. This revised edition of one of Coomaraswamy's most significant writings is now being issued by incorporating his own additions to the printed first edition of 1942." "The Indian theory of government is expounded on the basis of the textual sources, mainly of the Brahmanas and the Rgveda. The mantra in the Aitareya Brahmana-viii, 27 by which the Priest addresses the King, spells out the relation between the spiritual and the temporal power. This 'marriage formula' has its analogous applications in the cosmic, political, family and individual spheres of operation, in each by the conjunction of complementary agencies." "The welfare of the community in each case depends upon a succession of obediences and loyalties; that of the subjects to the dual control of King and Priest, that of the King to the Priest, and that of all to the principle of an External Law (Dharma) as King of Kings. The King is such by Divine Right, but by no means an absolute monarch. He may do only what is correct under the Law. Self-control is the sine qua non for the successful government of others; the primary victory is that of the Inner Man." ""The application is to the 'King', the 'man of action' and 'artist' in any domain whatever. There is nothing that can be truly and well done or made except by the man in whom the marriage of the Sacerdotium (brahma) and the Regnum (ksatra) has been consummated, nor can any peace be made except by those who have made their peace with themselves."" "This is the fifth volume in the series of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts programme of reprinting the 'Collected Works of A. K. Coomaraswamy.'"--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]) |
| ISBN: | 0195631439 |