How medieval Kashmir became the centre of the world — Vaishnavism, Puranas & war скачать в хорошем качестве

How medieval Kashmir became the centre of the world — Vaishnavism, Puranas & war

The word “Purana” might conjure the image of an eternal, unchanging Hinduism. But in the 7th and 8th centuries CE, medieval adherents of the Hindu God Vishnu used a sprawling text, the Vishnudharmottara Purana, to intervene in the geopolitical entanglements of Kashmir with the mighty Chinese, Tibetans, and Arabs. Anirudh Kanisetti explains how this unfolded through the conquests, both within and outside India, of the famous Kashmiri king Lalitaditya Muktapida. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Inden, Ronald B., Jonathan S. Walters, and Daud Ali. Querying the Medieval: Texts and the History of Practices in South Asia. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Stein, Marc Aurel. Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir. 2 vols. Archibald Constable and Company Ltd, Westminster, 1900. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Member benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8