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15 Vaṃśāvalīs Chronicles of Place and Person—The Rājataraṅgiṇī
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- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Abbreviations xv
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PART I The Search for a Historical Tradition
- 1 Searching for Early Indian Historical Writing 3
- 2 Towards Historical Traditions 49
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PART II The Embedded Tradition
- 3 Fragmentary Narratives from the Vedas 87
- 4 The Mahābhārata 144
- 5 The Rāmāyaṇa 208
- PART III Interlude: The Emerging Historical Tradition 263
- 6 Genealogies in the Making of a Historical Tradition: The Vaṃśānucarita of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa 265
- 7 Early Inscriptions as Historical Statements (Up to c. the Sixth Century ad) 319
- 8 History as Literature: The Plays of Viśākhadatta 353
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PART IV Alternative Histories
- 9 The Buddhist Tradition: Monks as Historians 381
- 10 The Monastic Chronicles of Sri Lanka 414
- 11 Buddhist Biographies 442
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PART V The Historical Tradition Externalized
- 12 Historical Biographies: The Harṣacarita and the Rāmacarita 471
- 13 Biographies as Histories 507
- 14 Inscriptions as Official Histories—and the Voice of the Bard 547
- 15 Vaṃśāvalīs Chronicles of Place and Person—The Rājataraṅgiṇī 597
- 16 The Chamba Vaṃśāvalī 626
- 17 The Prabandha-cintāmaṇi 651
- 18 Therefore Looking Back and Looking Forward 681
- Bibliography 702
- Index 737
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Abbreviations xv
-
PART I The Search for a Historical Tradition
- 1 Searching for Early Indian Historical Writing 3
- 2 Towards Historical Traditions 49
-
PART II The Embedded Tradition
- 3 Fragmentary Narratives from the Vedas 87
- 4 The Mahābhārata 144
- 5 The Rāmāyaṇa 208
- PART III Interlude: The Emerging Historical Tradition 263
- 6 Genealogies in the Making of a Historical Tradition: The Vaṃśānucarita of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa 265
- 7 Early Inscriptions as Historical Statements (Up to c. the Sixth Century ad) 319
- 8 History as Literature: The Plays of Viśākhadatta 353
-
PART IV Alternative Histories
- 9 The Buddhist Tradition: Monks as Historians 381
- 10 The Monastic Chronicles of Sri Lanka 414
- 11 Buddhist Biographies 442
-
PART V The Historical Tradition Externalized
- 12 Historical Biographies: The Harṣacarita and the Rāmacarita 471
- 13 Biographies as Histories 507
- 14 Inscriptions as Official Histories—and the Voice of the Bard 547
- 15 Vaṃśāvalīs Chronicles of Place and Person—The Rājataraṅgiṇī 597
- 16 The Chamba Vaṃśāvalī 626
- 17 The Prabandha-cintāmaṇi 651
- 18 Therefore Looking Back and Looking Forward 681
- Bibliography 702
- Index 737