This book studies two relatively unknown phases of urbanization in South India in the early historical (300 BC - AD 300) and the early medieval (AD 600-1300) periods. The author analyses the reasons for urbanization not merely in terms of the economy and demography but also Cola imperialism and the bhakt ideology in this process.

Trade, Ideology and Urbanization: South India 300 BC to AD 1300

History

Champakalakshmi, R

Asia

Oxford University Press

This book studies two relatively unknown phases of urbanization in South India in the early historical (300 BC - AD 300) and the early medieval (AD 600-1300) periods. The author analyses the reasons for urbanization not merely in terms of the economy and demography but also Cola imperialismand the bhakt ideology in this process.

Trade, Ideology and Urbanization (Oxford India Paperbacks)

OUP India

This book discusses the multiple facets, dominant characteristics, and historical trajectories of religious traditions in pre-colonial south India. It explores how Hinduism, primarily the Brahmanical tradition, developed and reworked itself in the context of challenges posed by Buddhism and Jainism to become the dominant tradition and ideology in south Indian society and polity. Examining the linkages between religion and politics, the volume also investigates alternative vernacular traditions, rituals and practices, temple architecture, iconography and other representational art forms that evolved as symbols of power. A detailed introduction weaves together the different aspects and introduces new questions for further research.   This will interest scholars and students of ancient and early medieval Indian history particularly those concerned with South Indian history, religion, and culture.

Religion, Tradition, and Ideology: Pre-colonial South India (Oxford Collected Essays)

Vaiṣṇava iconography in the Tamil country

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Orient Longman

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