How the Brahmins won: from Alexander to the Guptas

By:

Bronkhorst, Johannes

Publication details: Brill, 2016. Leiden:Edition: 2ndDescription: xviii, 572 p. : ill. ; hb, 25 cmISBN:

9789004315198

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954 BRO

Summary: "This is the first study to systematically confront the question how Brahmanism, which was geographically limited and under threat during the final centuries BCE, transformed itself and spread all over South and Southeast Asia. Brahmanism spread over this vast area without the support of an empire, without the help of conquering armies, and without the intermediary of religious missionaries. This phenomenon has no parallel in world history, yet shaped a major portion of the surface of the earth for a number of centuries. This book focuses on the formative period of this phenomenon, roughly between Alexander and the Guptas".

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar General Stacks	General	954 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		030019

Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-564) and index.

"This is the first study to systematically confront the question how Brahmanism, which was geographically limited and under threat during the final centuries BCE, transformed itself and spread all over South and Southeast Asia. Brahmanism spread over this vast area without the support of an empire, without the help of conquering armies, and without the intermediary of religious missionaries. This phenomenon has no parallel in world history, yet shaped a major portion of the surface of the earth for a number of centuries. This book focuses on the formative period of this phenomenon, roughly between Alexander and the Guptas".

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.