India's Pasta Survey Of Her Literatures Religions, Languages And Antiquities

About the book:- This work summarizes the influential history of India. It sets forth in nine chapters the mental development of the most easterly branch of the Aryan civilization. The introductory chapter describes the physical aspect of India and their resulting effect on migrations of populations into this area. The next chapter tells of the language, literature, and the religion of the earliest period of the Aryans in India. Then follows an account of the later vedic period and the introduction of writing. The fourth chapter describes the post-vedic age, including the rise of Jainism and Buddhism. The next chapter is concerning the Indian stories, fairy tales, and tables together with their important place in world literature. The seventh chapter treats the various aspects of technical literature such as grammar lexicography, philosophy, law, practical arts, medicine, astronomy, and mathematics. The 8th chapter embraces the vernacular languages of India and their literature. The final chapter show how the Europeans became acquainted with India. Each chapter concludes with a selected bibliography for further reference. The book was 35 illustrations and four maps and is a reprint of the 1927 edition. About the Author:- Arthur Anthony Macdonell, FBA 7th of Lochgarry, was a noted Sanskrit scholar. He was born at Muzaffarpur in the Tirhut region of the state of Bihar in British India, the son of Charles Alexander Macdonell, of the Indian Army. He was educated at Göttingen University, then matriculated in 1876 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, gaining a classical exhibition and three scholarships (for German, Chinese, and the Boden Scholarship for Sanskrit). He graduated with classical honours in 1880 and was appointed Taylorian Teacher of German (language) at Oxford. In 1883 he obtained his PhD from the University of Leipzig, and then became Deputy Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford in 1888, and Boden Professor of Sanskrit in 1899 (a post that carried with it a fellowship of Balliol College, Oxford). The Title 'India's Pasta Survey Of Her Literatures Religions, Languages And Antiquities written/authored/edited by A. A. Macdonell', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121236256 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 367 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-