Revisiting the political thought of ancient India : pre-Kautilyan Arthashastra tradition / Ashok S. Chousalkar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chousalkar, Ashok S., 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--India--History.

Political science.

India.

History.

Political science--Philosophy.

India--Politics and government--To 997.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

200 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New Delhi : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2018.

Summary:

"Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-Kautilyan Arthashastra Tradition rediscovers the political ideas of the original and celebrated schools of thought in ancient India--early Arthashastra and Pre-Kautilyan traditions. This book throws light on hitherto not very well-known aspects of political ideas in ancient India, which flourished during the 5th and 4th centuries before Christ. Kautilya's Arthashastra is a major text on ancient Indian political thought, wherein he cited views of a number of Arthashastra teachers who had written on political science. Unfortunately, their writings are not available today; only their views are found scattered in different texts. This book brings together these views to prepare a coherent account of their political ideas and reconstructs the pre-Kautilyan Arthashastra tradition with the help of available sources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The royal priests and the black magic of the Atharva Veda

The origin of state and early political speculation in ancient India

The origin of Arthashastra tradition

The Lokayata philosophy and the early Arthashastra tradition

The Arthashastra teachers

Political thought of early Arthastastra thinkers

Vijayan Bala and Apaddharma

Ethics and politics in the Arthashastra tradition

Supremacy of politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789352807680

9352807685

OCLC:

1043977052