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
| 1 | |
| 7 | |
| 47 | |
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
| Title | A History of Indian Literature, Volume 1 A History of Indian Literature, Moriz Winternitz, ISBN 8120802632, 9788120802636 |
| Author | Moriz Winternitz |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1996 |
| ISBN | 8120802640, 9788120802643 |
| Length | 602 pages |
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