 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
ALBERUNI'S INDIA
AN ACCOUNT OF THE RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, GEOGRAPHY, CHRONOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, CUSTOMS, LAWS AND ASTROLOGY OF INDIA ABOUT AD 1030 |
| By: |
Muhammad ibn Ahmad Biruni, Edward C. Sachau |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£40.00 |
| Our price: |
£38.00 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£2.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1108047203 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108047203 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
24 May, 2012 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History |
| Pages: |
440 |
| Description: |
A two-volume annotated translation, published in 1887-8, of the work on early medieval Indian life by Muslim polymath Alberuni. |
| Synopsis: |
Translated and annotated by orientalist Edward Sachau (1845-1930), this 1887-8 two-volume work is the account by Muslim polymath and traveller Alberuni (973-1048) of Indian political and social life in the medieval period. Sachau published the manuscript in Arabic in 1885-6, at the same time working on an English translation. Alberuni, born in Chorasmia, south of the Aral Sea, was one of the leading scholars of his day. He accompanied the Afghan ruler Mahmud on his invasion of India in the early eleventh century, and remained there for thirteen years, making a detailed study of Indian life and culture, and in particular studying the Hindu religion. Alberuni claims that his work is not polemical in nature, but a simple historical record of facts, and he commends the learning of the Hindus in philosophy, mathematics and astronomy. Volume 2 discusses among other subjects astronomy, religion, ritual and law. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
No Cheese, Please!
A fun picture book for children with food allergies - full of friendship and super-cute characters!Little Mo the mouse is having a birthday party.
|
My Brother Is a Superhero
Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends have only five days to find him and save the world...
|
|
|
|
|