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India's Major Geographical Features | |
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India from 2500 BCE to 600 CE | |
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India from 600 CE to 1600 CE | |
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India from 1600 CE to the Present | |
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List of Illustrations | |
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Preface: The Man or the Rabbit in the Moon | |
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Introduction: Working with Available Light | |
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Time and Space in India: 50 Million to 50,000 BCE | |
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Civilization in the Indus Valley: 50,000 to 1500 BCE | |
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Between the Ruins and the Text: 2000 to 1500 BCE | |
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Humans, Animals, and Gods in the Rig Veda: 1500 to 1000 BCE | |
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Sacrifice in the Brahmanas: 800 to 500 BCE | |
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Renunciation in the Upanishads: 600 to 200 BCE | |
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The Three (or Is It Four?) Aims of Life in the Hindu Imaginary | |
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Women and Ogresses in the Ramayana: 400 BCE to 200 CE | |
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Violence in the Mahabharata: 300 BCE to 300 CE | |
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Dharma in the Mahabharata: 300 BCE to 300 CE | |
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Escape Clauses in the Shastras: 100 BCE to 400 CE | |
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Bhakti in South India: 100 BCE to 900 CE | |
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Goddesses and Gods in the Early Puranas: 300 to 600 CE | |
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Sects and Sex in the Tantric Puranas and the Tantras: 600 to 900 CE | |
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Fusion and Rivalry Under the Delhi Sultanate: 650 to 1500 CE | |
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Avatar and Accidental Grace in the Later Puranas: 800 to 1500 CE | |
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Philosophical Feuds in South India and Kashmir: 800 to 1300 CE | |
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Dialogue and Tolerance Under the Mughals: 1500 to 1700 CE | |
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Hinduism Under the Mughals: 1500 to 1700 CE | |
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Caste, Class, and Conversion Under the British Raj: 1600 to 1900 CE | |
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Suttee and Reform in the Twilight of the Raj: 1800 to 1947 CE | |
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Hindus in America: 1900- | |
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The Past in the Present: 1950- | |
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Inconclusion, or, the Abuse of History | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Chronology | |
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Guide to Pronunciation and Spelling of Words in Sanskrit and Other Indian Languages | |
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Abbreviations | |
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Glossary of Terms in Indian Languages and Names of Key Figures | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography: Works Cited and Consulted | |
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Photo Credits | |
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Index | |