A History of Indian Literature v1.c3: Table of Contents
A History of Indian Literature v1.c3
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Table of Contents
v1.c3.1
| | PAGES |
| Preface to the English Translation ... ... | ix-x |
| Preface to the German edition ... ... | xi-xiv |
| List of Abbreviations used in the Notes ... | xv-xix |
| Directions for Pronunciation of Indian Names and Words ... ... ... | xx |
| ## INTRODUCTION ... ... ... | 1-51 |
| Extent and Significance of Indian Literature ... | 1-8 |
| The Beginnings of the Study of Indian Literature in Europe ... ... ... | 8-25 |
| The Chronology of Indian Literature ... | 25-30 |
| The Art of Writing and the Transmission of Indian Literature ... ... ... | 31-40 |
| Indian Languages in their Relation to Literature | 40-51 |
| ## SECTION I. THE VEDA OR THE VEDIC LITERATURE | 52-310 |
| What is the Veda? ... ... ... | 52-56 |
| The Ṛgveda-Saṃhitā ... ... ... | 57-119 |
| The Atharvaveda-Saṃhitā ... ... | 119-163 |
| The Sāmaveda-Saṃhitā ... ... | 163-169 |
| The Saṃhitās of the Yajurveda ... ... | 169-187 |
| The Brāhmaṇas ... ... ... | 187-225 |
| Āraṇyakas and Upaniṣads ... ... | 225-247 |
| The Fundamental Doctrines of the Upaniṣads ... | 247-267 |
| The Vedāṅgas ... ... ... | 268-289 |
| The Literature of Ritual ... 271-282 | |
| The Exegetic Vedāṅgas ... 282-289 | |
| The Age of the Veda ... ... ... | 290-310 |
| ## SECTION II. THE POPULAR EPICS AND THE PURĀṆAS ... | 311-606 |
| The Beginnings of Epic Poetry in India ... | 311-316 |
| What is the Mahābhārata? ... ... | 316-327 |
| The Principal Narrative of the Mahābhārata ... | 327-375 |
| Ancient Heroic Poetry in the Mahābhārata ... | 375-387 |
v1.c3.2
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| Brahmanical Myths and Legends in the Mahābhārata | ... | ... | ... | 387-405 |
| Fables, Parables and Moral Narratives in the Mahābhārata | ... | ... | ... | 405-422 |
| The Didactic Sections of the Mahābhārata | ... | ... | ... | 422-442 |
| The Harivaṁśa, an Appendix to the Mahābhārata | ... | ... | ... | 443-454 |
| The Age and History of the Mahābhārata | ... | ... | ... | 454-475 |
| The Rāmāyaṇa, both a Popular Epic and an Ornate Poem | ... | ... | ... | 475-479 |
| Contents of the Rāmāyaṇa | ... | ... | ... | 479-495 |
| The Genuine and the Spurious in the Rāmāyaṇa | ... | ... | ... | 495-500 |
| The Age of the Rāmāyaṇa | ... | ... | ... | 500-517 |
| The Purāṇas and their Position in Indian Literature | ... | ... | ... | 517-530 |
| Survey of the Purāṇa Literature | ... | ... | ... | 530-586 |
| The Tantra Literature (Saṁhitās, Āgamas, Tantras) | ... | ... | ... | 586-606 |
| CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS | ... | ... | ... | 607-611 |
| INDEX | ... | ... | ... | 612-634 |