Alberuni's India by Muh N
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 1 discusses Hindu beliefs, the caste system and the calendar.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781108047203 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108047203 |
| Title | Alberuni's India |
| Author | Muh N |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 440 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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