Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1996 - Buddhism - 602 pages

The present English translation is based on the original German work written by Professor Winternitz and has been revised in the light of further researches on the subject by different scholars in India and elsewhere. Vol. I relates to Veda (the four Samhitas), Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanisads, Vedangas and the Literature of the ritual. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Puranic literature and Tantra. Vol. II deals with the Buddhist Literature of India and the Jaina Literature. Vol. III covers Classical Sanskrit Literature comprising ornate Poetry, Drama, Narrative Literature, Grammar, Lexiocography, Philosophy, Dharma-Sastra, Artha-Sastra, Architecture, Music, Kama-Sutra, Ayurveda, Astronomy, Astrology and Mathematics.

Contents

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7
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The Atharvaveda Samhita

109

Sacrifice in ancient India and the Vedic Samhitas

148

The Samhitas of the Yajurveda

157

The Brāhmaṇas

174

Āraṇyakas and Upanisads

209

THE FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINES OF THE UPANIȘADS

228

The beginnings of epic poetry in India

291

The main story of the Mahabharata

306

Ancient heropoetry in the Mahabharata

361

Brahminical mythpoetry and legendpoetry in

372

Fables Parables and moral stories in the Mahābhā

391
581

Bibliographic information

TitleA History of Indian Literature, Volume 1
A History of Indian Literature, Moriz Winternitz, ISBN 8120802632, 9788120802636
AuthorMoriz Winternitz
Editionreprint, revised
PublisherMotilal Banarsidass Publ., 1996
ISBN8120802640, 9788120802643
Length602 pages
  
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