{"product_id":"dharma-disorder-and-the-political-in-ancient-india-the-apaddharmaparvan-of-the-mahabharata-9789004158153","title":"Dharma, Disorder and the Political in Ancient India: The Āpaddharmaparvan of the Mahābhārata","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Āpaddharmaparvan, 'the book on conduct in times of distress', is an important section of the great Sanskrit epic the Mahābhārata which, despite its significance for Mahābhārata studies and for the history of Indian social and political thought, has received little attention in scholarly literature. This book places the Āpaddharmaparvan within its literary and ideological contexts. In so doing it explores the development of a conception of brahmanic kingship morally justifiable within the terms of a debate largely set by various alternative social movements of the period. This book further explores the implications for our understanding of the Mahābhārata  that follow from the Āpaddharmaparvan's presentation as a poetically cohesive unit within itself and within the wider parameters of the Mahābhārata.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This very good book is for research scholars and libraries.\" Frederick M. Smith (University of Iowa), Religious Studies Review, 35:3 (2009)","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210606633303,"sku":"9789004158153","price":165.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dharma-disorder-and-the-political-in-ancient-india-the-apaddharmaparvan-of-the-mahabharata-9789004158153","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}