Dictionary of Social, Economic, and Administrative Terms in South India Inscriptions, Volume 1 (A-D) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198080158 ISBN 13: 9780198080152

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This is the first (A-D) of a six-volume dictionary on social, economic, and administrative terms used in south Indian inscriptions, both published and unpublished. Apart from covering all four major south Indian languages-Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam-it also refers to Sanskrit and Prakrit inscriptions. The entries provide information on several aspects of south Indian history-agriculture, industry, manufacturing, mines, arts and crafts, trade and commerce, cattle, irrigation, land revenue, peasants, social castes and communities, servants and slaves, local govt, property, professions, religion and gods, rites and rituals, health and medicine, geography, and wildlife.

This book will be indispensible for scholars, students, and teachers of south Indian history and archaeology.

About this title

About the Author:

K.V. Ramesh is former Joint Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India. He has also served as Honorary Director, Oriental Research Institute, University of Mysore.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0198080158
• ISBN 13: 9780198080152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392
• Editor: Ramesh K.V.