{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-arthasastra-sovereignty-and-sacred-law-in-ancient-india-paperback-9781108701747","title":"The History of the Arthasastra; Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108701747","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of the Arthasastra\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy analyzing the Artha??stra's early history, Mark McClish overturns prevailing beliefs that ancient India was governed by religion, not politics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark McClish (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108701747, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 September 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e307 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.6 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Artha??stra is the foundational text of Indic political thought and ancient India's most important treatise on statecraft and governance. It is traditionally believed that politics in ancient India was ruled by religion; that kings strove to fulfil their sacred duty; and that sovereignty was circumscribed by the sacred law of dharma. Mark McClish's systematic and thorough evaluation of the Artha??stra's early history shows that these ideas only came to prominence in the statecraft tradition late in the classical period. With a thorough chronological exploration, he demonstrates that the text originally espoused a political philosophy characterized by empiricism and pragmatism, ignoring the mandate of dharma altogether. The political theology of dharma was incorporated when the text was redacted in the late classical period, which obscured the existence of an independent political tradition in ancient India altogether and reinforced the erroneous notion that ancient India was ruled by religion, not politics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Artha??stra historiography\u003cbr\u003e 3. The resegmentation of the Artha??stra\u003cbr\u003e 4. Citation and attribution\u003cbr\u003e 5. The deep structure of the text\u003cbr\u003e 6. The history of the Artha??stra\u003cbr\u003e 7. The politics of the Da??an?ti\u003cbr\u003e 8. Var?adharma in the Artha??stra\u003cbr\u003e 9. Statecraft, law, and religion in ancient India\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient religions \u0026amp; mythologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient religions \u0026amp; mythologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20religions%20\u0026amp;%20mythologies%20%5BHRKP%5D%22\"\u003eHRKP\u003c\/a\u003e], Hinduism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Hinduism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Hinduism%20%5BHRG%5D%22\"\u003eHRG\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909200863512,"sku":"9781108701747","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108701747i_94b286bb-27e6-4037-8ab3-e8a44226783f.jpg?v=1696708539","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-the-arthasastra-sovereignty-and-sacred-law-in-ancient-india-paperback-9781108701747","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}