The History of the Arthaśāstra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India by Mark McClish

The History of the Arthaśāstra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India

Ideas in Context

Mark McClish

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The Arthaśāstra is the foundational text of Indic political thought and ancient India's most important treatise on statecraft and governance. It is traditionally believed that politics in ancient India was ruled by religion; that kings strove to f...

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