Early medieval Indian society: a study in feudalisation/ (Record no. 2727)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788125056119 |
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
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| Classification number | 954.02 |
| Item number | SHA/E |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sharma, Ram Sharan. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Early medieval Indian society: a study in feudalisation/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Ram Sharan Sharma. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Hyderabad: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Orient Longman, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 374 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction<br/>Marx's views on feudalism 1; Dominance of landlords and<br/>servitude of the peasantry 3; Military fief not essential to feuda-<br/>lism 4; Difference between origin and structure of feudalism 4;<br/>Land grants and issues of fragmentation, integration and regiona-<br/>lism 5; Comments on 'feudalism from below' 8; Problem of<br/>models 10; Approach to early medieval developments 12;<br/>Introducing the chapters 13-15.<br/>1. Transition from Ancient to Medieval<br/>Problem of social and cultural transformation 16; Turkish rule<br/>and the beginning of medieval India 17;: Raychaudhuri and<br/>periodisation 18; Impact of the rise of landlords on polity 21;<br/>Changes in the varna system 25; Decline of trade, towns and<br/>metallic coinage 27; Asiatic mode of production 28; Spurt in<br/>agrarian expansion 31; Changes in the social organisation 34;<br/>Riseof rgional and linguistic units 35; Trends in art and archi-<br/>tecture 39; Bhakti and tantrism 41; New types of conflicts and<br/>contradictions 42-44.<br/>2. The Kali Age:A Period of Social Crisis<br/>Concept of four yugas 45; Dating the Puranic account of the Kali<br/>46; Traits of the Kali Age 47; Description of the Kali disorder<br/>50; Causes of the Kali crisis 57; Measures to tackle the crisis<br/>63; Territories affected by the crisis 65; Migration in the Kali'<br/>period 70; Consequences of the Kali disorder 73-76.<br/><br/><br/><br/>3. The Nature of Indian Feudalism<br/>Universalism of tribalism 77; Variations in feudalism 79;<br/>Feudalism not identical with serfdom 81; Constraints on peasant<br/>autonomy in production 82; Beneficiaries' control overproduction<br/>resources 92; Surplus collection and production pattern 96;<br/>Extent of early medieval serfdom 98; Emergence of a new socio-<br/>economic formation 103; Large yield and agrarian expansion 108;<br/>The feudal versus the segmentary state 112; Leftism and Indian<br/>feudalism 113; Concluding observations 117-18.<br/>4. Paucity of Metallic Coinage (c. 500 - c.1000)<br/>Advantages of metal money 119; Considerable monetisation in<br/>c.200BC- c.AD300 120; Coinage inc.AD 300 and AD 500 123;<br/>Gold coins not issued by Palas, Pratiharas and Rstrakatas 124;<br/>Lack of dies and moulds in AD 500-AD 1000 127; Use of<br/>cowries 127; Metal mony in Bangladesh andin the northwest part<br/>of the subcontinent 128; Shortag of coinage in 500-1000 in the<br/>Lucknow Museum 132; Deyell and the P ra coins 135;<br/>Gadhaiyacoins 138; Foregco 40 Numismatic evidencefrom<br/>erstwhile Soviet Central Asia 142; Volume of populatin and money<br/>circulation 143; Why no gold coins in AD 650-AD 1000? 144;<br/>Rekha Jain on the paucity of coinage 14&; D.C. Sircar on the<br/>paucity of coinage 149; The pacity of metallic coinage and loss<br/>oftrade 149; Importanceofc.AD 100151; Cointables 154-62.<br/>5. Aspects of Royal Land Charter (Rijaasana) and-<br/>Property Inheritance<br/>Part I Rjasasana and its Legal Aspects<br/>Kautilya on the legal supremacy of royal charter 164; Meaning,<br/>form and content of the rij saa Sthe Smrtis 165; Rijasasana<br/>as a decisive proof in a lawsuit 170; Land disputes and the appli-<br/>cation of the rijaasana 172; Forged and authentic charters 175;<br/>Nature of the sabhi or royal judicial court 176-77;<br/>PartII Property and nheritanc Lw Social and Economic<br/>Implications<br/>Sourees and types of property and conditions for its posses-<br/>sion 177; Agama (title)more important than possession in Gupta<br/>and post-Gupta law books 179 Provisions regarding partiton of<br/>inheritance 181; Partition of landed property not allowed by the<br/>dlyabhSga 182; The Mitc on p r y par titioln 83; Partition<br/>of vidyadhana and iauryadhana not permissible 184-185.<br/><br/><br/><br/>6. Changes in Social Structure<br/>Closed economy 186; Loss in the mobility of artisans, peasants and<br/>merchants 190; Land and power as base for social ranking. 191;<br/>Outer symbols and insignia of power 193; Rise and growth of the<br/>kayastha community 195; Emergence of mahattaras (village<br/>elders and headmen) 196; Relative position of the vaishyas and<br/>sudras 197; Social polarisation in Bengal and south India 199;<br/>Differentiation in the sudra community 200; Proliferation of the<br/>brahmana, kayastha and kshatriya castes 204; Multiplication of<br/>the sudra castes 207; Effects of multiplication of sects on the<br/>caste 209; Nature of kinship 210; Conclusion 212-13.<br/>7. Dimensions of Peasant Protest<br/>Unequal distribution of land 214; Land disputes and lawsuits 215;<br/>Violent land conflicts in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka 216;<br/>Rural revolts in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring areas 217; The<br/>Kalabhra revolt in south India 220; The Kaivarta rebellion in<br/>eastern India 221; Religion as a mobiliser of peasants 225; Issues<br/>involved in the Kalabhara and Kaivarta revolts 226; Impact of<br/>peasant protests on socio-economic formation 227; Problem of<br/>calming peasant discontent 228; Role of religion and ideology in<br/>containing peasant revolts 229; Conclusion 233-34.<br/>8. Economic and Social Basis of Tantrism<br/>Meaning and social purpose of tantrism 235; Views on the origin<br/>oftantrism 236; Economic and social background 237; The cult<br/>of the mother goddess 244; Distribution of the tantric shrines<br/>and pithas in the outer areas 247; Association of Sabaras and<br/>other tribes with tantrism 249; Dates and provenance of tantric<br/>texts 252; Forms of tantrism 260; Tantric brahmanas 261; Feudal<br/>influence on tantrism 261; Conflict between different tantric<br/>sects 262; Tantric rituals and practices 263; Why no tantrism in<br/>Vedic and post-Vedic times? 264; Acceptability ofthe new sect 265.<br/>9. The Feudal Mind<br/>Landed hierarchy 266; Social inequality and hierarchy reflected<br/>in art and architecture 267; Hierarchy in tantric and Jain organi-<br/>sations 269; 'God and king' vis-a-vis 'lord and vassal' 269;<br/>Medieval mythologies on hierarchy 270; Agriculture valued most<br/>271; Emphasis on male domination 271; Practice of dana 272;<br/>Land gift called meritorious 273; Bhoga and the ideas of gratitude<br/><br/><br/><br/>EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIAN SOCIETY<br/>and submission 274; The guru as an intermediary 275; Feudal<br/>mind, a localised and closed mind 276; Land grants attributed to<br/>the favour of the prabhu 276; Krpa or prasada more important<br/>than purusartha 276; Belief in destiny 277; Idea of ranking and<br/>rural ethos 277; Social distancing through use of language 278;<br/>Notion of subservience in land charters 278; Show of vanity<br/>and ostentation by landed magnates 279; Bhakti cult in feudal<br/>times 279-82.<br/>Summing-up<br/>The Kali crisis and the coming of the early medieval period 283;<br/>Land grants and changes in the socio-economic set-up 283;<br/>Continuity in feudalisation 284.<br/>Appendices<br/>I Developments in Material Culture (c. AD 300-c. AD 700) 285<br/>I Marx and Kovalevsky on Indian Feudalism 297<br/>Bibliography<br/>Index (Sanskrit and other non-English words)<br/>Index (General)<br/> |
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| Keyword | India History 1000-1526 |
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| Keyword | Feudalism |
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