Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India

Sharma, Ram Sharan

Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India by Ram Sharan Sharma - 5th rev. ed - Delhi, India Motilal Banarasidass Publishers 2021 - xxxi, 462p.

The present work Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient Indian discusses different views on the origin and nature of the state in ancient India. It also deals with stages and processes of state formation and examines the relevance of caste and kin-based collectivities to the construction of polity. The Vedic assemblies are studied in some detail, and developments in political organisation are presented in relation to their changing social and economic background. The book also shows how religion and rituals were brought in the service of the ruling class.

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Politics and government
India Politics and Government
Political science
Political Science India History

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