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This is the first comprehensive survey of all aspects of education in India, both in the oral and written traditions. Chronologically it covers everything from the Vedic period upto the Hindu kingdoms before the establishment of Muslim rule. If relevant, the reader will regularly find sidesteps to modern continuities.
The role of the oral tradition and the techniques of memorization are discussed, the education in small private tutorials and the development of large monasteries and temple schools approaching university character. Professional training, the role of the teacher and of foreign languages are dealt with, and the impact of the peculiar features of Indian education on Indian society.
The full documentation facilitates quick access to the original sources scholarly literature on Indian education. A true reference work.
The role of the oral tradition and the techniques of memorization are discussed, the education in small private tutorials and the development of large monasteries and temple schools approaching university character. Professional training, the role of the teacher and of foreign languages are dealt with, and the impact of the peculiar features of Indian education on Indian society.
The full documentation facilitates quick access to the original sources scholarly literature on Indian education. A true reference work.
Price: $261.00
Pages: 366
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia
Publication Date:
12 April 2002
ISBN: 9789004125568
Format: Hardcover
"This is a major book … anyone interested in the comparative study of education is bound to consult this volume for the Indian part of it. Indologists may have encountered some isolated data on education in their own work, but having the whole range of materials put together and discussed between two covers is a boon." – Ludo Rocher, in: Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2004
Harmut Scharfe, Ph.D. (1956), Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, is Professor of Sanskrit (emeritus) at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has published extensively on Sanskrit studies, including his Investigations in Kautalya’s Manual of Political Science (1993).