Secular and Pluralistic Elements in the Idea of State in Early India

Author: Sibesh BhattacharyaPublisher: Indian Institute of Advanced StudyYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 193ISBN/UPC (if available): 8179860256 DescriptionThis book presents a comprehensive and critical account of the views of early Indian thinkers on the nature of political domain pertaining to the crucial issues of secularism and pluralism. It will help a better understanding of some of the most urgent concerns of contemporary India.The theme has been situated within the prevalent cultural and intellectual milieu and the analysis has been focussed on some of the most tangled questions. The issues like those of state formation, the relations between the transcendental and sacred on the one hand and the worldly and political on the other, the historical evolution of the science of politics, etc., cover some of the focussed areas. The historical context within which the discipline of politics has its genesis and growth and how that context influenced the outlook of the political thinke