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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792242503321

Autore

Talbot Cynthia

Titolo

Precolonial India in practice [[electronic resource] ] : society, region, and identity in medieval Andhra / / Cynthia Talbot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

1-280-47359-2

9786610473595

0-19-803123-8

1-4237-2673-1

1-60256-418-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Disciplina

954/.84

Soggetti

Social change - India - Andhra Pradesh - History

Regionalism - India - Andhra Pradesh - History

Andhra Pradesh (India) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social Mobility and Individual AchievementThe Militarism of Kakatiya Society; Physical Movement in a Changing Landscape; Fresh Perspectives: Collectives and Women; Summary: The Fluidity of Social Identities; 3. Temples and Temple Patronage in Kakatiya Andhra; The Religious Gift in Theory and in Action; Agrarian Expansion through Temple and Tank Construction; The Temple as a Redistributive Center; Diversity of Temple Types; Motives for Temple Patronage; Summary: Subregional Patterns of Endowment; 4. The Kakatiya Political Network; Expansion of Kakatiya Power

GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

This study on India shows that the medieval era was a period of dynamic change during which the regional societies that characterize India today began to take recognizable shape. It focuses on the region of Andhra Pradesh.