Courtly Culture and Political Life in Early Medieval India (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521283359)

Representing the first full-length study of courtly culture in classical India, this book explores the growth of royal households and the development of a courtly worldview in the Gupta period (c. 350-750) and its aftermath. Using both literary sources and inscriptions up to 1200, the book establishes the organization, personnel and protocol of the royal household as the background for a sustained examination of courtly ethics, notions of beauty, and theories of erotic love.

Author: Daud Ali
ISBN-10: 0521283353
ISBN-13: 9780521283359
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2011
Pages: 318
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d