The state in Indian tradition /

Scharfe, Hartmut.

The state in Indian tradition / by Hartmut Scharfe. - Leiden, Netherlands ; New York ; Köln, Germany ; København : E.J. Brill, 1989. - ix, 265 p. ; 24 cm. - Handbuch der Orientalistik. Zweite Abteilung, Indien ; 3. Bd., Geschichte, 2. Abschnitt . - Handbuch der Orientalistik. Zweite Abteilung, Indien ; 3. Bd., Geschichte, 2. Abschnitt. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-249) and indexes.

I. Introduction : 1. The question of the Indian state - 2. The geopolitical setting - 3. Our sources -- II. The king and his court : 1. The royal family - 2. The king's charisma - 3. The king's potency - 4. The world ruler as ideal - 5. Legitimacy and succession - 6. Deposition -7. Security - 8. Royal titles - 9. The consecration of a king - 10. The divinity of kings - 11. Priests, ascetics, temples - 12. The purohita - 13. The queen -- III. State administration : 1. The Vedic period - 2. The pre-classical period - 3. The classical period - 4. State bureaucracy - 5. The secret services - 6. The cities -- IV. The armed forces : 1. Heroism as duty - 2. The field army ; a) elephants , b) chariots , c) cavalry , d) infantry - 3. Forts -- V. Policy : 1. Foreign affairs - 2. The goals of statesmanship ; a) Brahminical and Buddhists positions , b) The king as upholder of dharma -- VI. A synthetic view of the development of the state in India.

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Political science--History.--India


India--Politics and government.

JQ211 / .S35 1989

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