The history of the Arthaśāstra: sovereignty and sacred law in ancient India

The Arthaśāstra is the foundational text of Indic political thought and ancient India's most important treatise on statecraft and governance. It is traditionally believed that politics in ancient India was ruled by religion; that kings strove to fulfil their sacred duty; and that sovereignty wa...

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Publié dans:Ideas in context
Auteur principal: McClish, Mark (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore Cambridge University Press 2019
Dans: Ideas in context (120)
Année: 2019
Collection/Revue:Ideas in context 120
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Arthaśāstra / 歷史學 / 歷史
Sujets non-standardisés:B Kauṭalya ; Arthaśāstra ; Criticism, Textual
B Kauṭalya Arthaśāstra Criticism, Textual
B State, The Early works to 1800
B Political science ; India ; History ; Early works to 1800
B Kauṭalya ; Arthaśāstra
B India ; Politics and government ; To 997
B India Politics and government To 997
B State, The ; Early works to 1800
B Political Science History Early works to 1800 (India)
B Kauṭalya Arthaśāstra
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