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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9788173056819 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
934 |
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JAI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Jain, Meenakshi |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Hindus of Hindustan: a civilizational journey |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Aryan Books International, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2023. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xii, 318p.: |
| Other physical details |
col. ill; hbk: |
| Dimensions |
22cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Notwithstanding the views of a section of historians and literati, spiritual, religious, and cultural continuity in India goes back many millennia. Identification with, and adoration of, the land was expressed in the sixty-three verses long Prithvi Sukta of the Atharva Veda, described as the first “national song” in the world. Veneration of the land remained a recurrent theme in sacred literature.<br/>Kautilya, in the Arthasastra, articulated the ideal of political unification, when he said that from the Himalayas to the seas, the land should have one ruler. That ideal was accompanied by a consciousness of cultural union. Paithinasi, reputed author of a work on dharma sastra belonging to the Atharva Veda, stated that dharma stood on four legs (i.e. it was fully developed) from the Himalayas to Kanya Kumari. Evidence of continuity of religious beliefs and motifs could be traced to the late Upper Palaeolithic (c. 9000-8000) site of Baghor I (Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh), to the celebrated Indus Valley Civilization, and well thereafter.<br/>Rulers of foreign origin, who ruled over parts of the north-western regions for significant periods, wholly immersed themselves in the spiritual traditions of the land. Ancient lawgivers facilitated the assimilation of foreign groups within the capacious embrace of Indian civilization. Things took a dramatically new turn with the advent of a new group of invaders in the eighth century CE.<br/>The book highlights the underlying features of Indian civilization, that were manifest from its founding moments, and that remained unchanged over the millennia.<br/><br/>https://www.aryanbooks.com/landing/ |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Hindu civilization |
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Indian civilization |
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Aryavarta |
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Early Indian history |
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Stone age |
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Medieval invasions |
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Archaeological sources |
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| Item type |
Books |
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