Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India
Author | : Ashok S. Chousalkar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9353287766 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789353287764 |
Rating | : 4/5 (764 Downloads) |
Download or read book Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India written by Ashok S. Chousalkar and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.