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Courtly culture and political life in early medieval India / (Record no. 212225)

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LC control number 2003055901
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International Standard Book Number 0521816270
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International Standard Book Number 9780521283359 (pbk)
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082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.021
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ali, Daud.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Courtly culture and political life in early medieval India /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Daud Ali.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge, UK ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2004.
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Extent xx, 296 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
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Price amount Rs. 5050.00
440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;
Volume/sequential designation 10
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Revision of author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Chicago.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note List of figures page xi;<br/>Acknowledgements xiii;<br/>Abbreviations xvi;<br/>Glossary xviii;<br/>Introduction 1;<br/>The court in Early India: Approaches 4;<br/>Interpreting Poetry and Aesthetics 11;<br/>The History and Sources of Early Medieval Courts 19;<br/>I. The Rise of Court Society in Medieval India ; <br/>1. The People of the Court 29;<br/>Paramount Overlordship and the Rise of Lordly Houses 32;<br/>The Palace and its Personnel 38;<br/>Women and princes 51;<br/>The counsellor 56;<br/>The Court and the City 60;<br/>2. The culture of the court 69;<br/>Worldly knowledge 70;<br/>Courtly literature 78;<br/>Education and the pursuit of virtue 85;<br/>Warrior values and courtliness 96;<br/>3. The protocol of the court 103;<br/>The dynamics: service, loyalty, favour 104;<br/>Palace routine 109;<br/>The exchange of honours and courtesies 112;<br/>Gestural and verbal protocols 123;<br/>The spirit of courtesy 135;<br/>II. Aesthetics and the Courtly Sensibility; <br/>4. Beauty and refinement 143;<br/>The body 144;<br/>Bearing 148;<br/>Decoration 162;<br/>The refinement of speech 170;<br/>Alaṁkāra as a cultural figuration 175;<br/>5. The education of disposition 183;<br/>A taxonomy of emotions 185;<br/>The stage and the world 188;<br/>Hermeneutics 193;<br/>Towards a courtly subjectivity 201;<br/>III. Courtly Love and Aristocratic Society <br/>6. Courtship and the royal household 209;<br/>Courtly love and its sources 210;<br/>Protagonists and audiences 215;<br/>The contexts of courtship 218;<br/>Fantasy and power in the palace drama 226;<br/>7. Anxiety and romance in court society 234;<br/>The jewel of games 235;<br/>The conquest of the self 237;<br/>The dangers of the senses 241;<br/>Attachment and autonomy 245;<br/>The warfare of love 252;<br/>Postscript: conclusion and further directions 262;<br/>Bibliography 272;<br/>Index.<br/>
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name India
General subdivision Court and courtiers
-- History.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name India
General subdivision Civilization
Chronological subdivision To 1200.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification PB     National Law School National Law School General Stacks 20.12.2023 Purchased - Technical Bureau India 5050.00   954.021 ALI 39397 20.12.2023 20.12.2023 BOOKs Recommended by Dr. Anwesha Ghosh