Megasthenes' 'Indica': a new translation of the fragments with commentary
"This book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world. Megasthenes' book, which became a classic in antiquity, no...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "This book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world. Megasthenes' book, which became a classic in antiquity, now survives only in fragments preserved in other Greek and Latin authors. Stoneman's work offers a reliable and accessible version of all the writings that can plausibly be ascribed to Megasthenes. It was a pioneering work of ethnography that exemplified a new direction in Hellenistic writing. India was little known to the Greeks before the expedition of Alexander the Great in 326-5 BCE. Megasthenes, who resided as an ambassador in the Maurya capital Pataliputra for some time, provided the classical world with most of what it knew about India. His subject ranges from detailed accounts of social structure and the royal household, to descriptions of elephant hunting and Indian philosophical ideas. His book is the only written source contemporary with the Maurya kingdom of Candragupta, since writing was not in use in India at this date. This translation provides a path to clearer understanding of Greek ethnography, and a valuable resource on Indian history. The book will be of value not only to classical scholars with an interest in Hellenistic history and cultural attitudes, and to their students, but also to scholars working on the early history of India, who have had to rely (unless they are also Greek scholars) on scattered and dated collections of the evidence" |
| Beschreibung: | xiv, 158 Seiten Karten 25 cm |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations and conventions Concordance offragment numbers with the editions ofSchwanbeck and Jacoby Introduction: Life and work The nature ofMegasthenes ’ book 5 The reliability ofMegasthenes 8 The structure ofMegasthenes ’ book 11 What is a fragment? 16 Other writers on India 17 Herodotus ofHalicarnassus and Ctesias of Cnidus 18 Onesicritus 19 Nearchus 20 Aristobulus 21 After Megasthenes 21 Eratosthenes 21 Maps The fragments Book I: Geography and resources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Summary ofgeography, history and society 29 The geography ofIndia 33 The dimensions ofIndia 34 The Himalayas ( Caucasus ) 35 Controversy on the size ofIndia 36 The size ofIndia, again 36
CONTENTS 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. The northern stars 36 Rivers 37 Megasthenes’ knowledge ofIndia 38 The River Silas 38 The fertility ofIndia 39 Dionysus and Heracles 39 Dionysus and Heracles as civilisers 41 Pandaea 44 Taprobane 45 The hartazón 47 Pearls 48 Trees that grow in the sea 48 Poisonous fish 49 Monkeys (and other animals) 49 Snakes 50 The hoopoe (and other birds) 50 The gold-guarding ants 54 The monstrous races 55 The reverse-feet 56 The Mouthless Ones and the Dog-heads 56 Plutarch on the Mouthless Ones 57 Book II: Political structures 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 58 The seven ‘castes ’ 58 Funeral rites 60 Absence ofslavery 61 Meals 61 Cities 61 Palibothra (Pataliputra) 61 City officials 62 Laws and customs 63 Loans andpunishments 64 Elephants 64 Horseeraft 67 Elephant ethics 68 Book III: The Indian philosophers 69 40. The philosophers 69 41. Calanus and suicide 71 42. Calanus and Dandamis 72 VI
CONTENTS 43. 44. 45. 46. The Brahmans 72 Strabo on Indian religion andphilosophy 72 Brahman austerity 73 Brahmans and Jews 74 Appendix (a) Other accounts ofthe philosophers 75 (b) Pliny ’s account ofIndia 78 Commentary Commentary on Book I: Geography and resources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Summary ofgeography, history and society 85 The geography ofIndia 88 The dimensions ofIndia 89 The Himalayas (‘Caucasus ) 90 Controversy on the size ofIndia 91 The size ofIndia, again 91 The northern stars 91 Rivers 92 Megasthenes ’ knowledge ofIndia 93 The River Silas 93 The fertility ofIndia 94 Dionysus and Heracles 95 Dionysus and Heracles as civilisers 96 Pandaea 100 Taprobane 100 The hartazón 103 (a and b) Pearls 103 Trees that grow in the sea 104 Poisonous fish 104 Monkeys (and other animals) 104 Snakes 105 The hoopoe (and other birds) 105 The gold-guarding ants 107 The monstrous races 108 The reverse-feet 110 The Mouthless Ones and the Dog-heads 111 Plutarch on the Mouthless Ones 112
CONTENTS Commentary on Book II: Political structures 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. (aandb) The seven ‘castes’ 113 Funeral rites 114 Absence ofslavery 114 Meals 116 Cities 116 Palibothra (Pataliputra) 117 City officials 119 Laws and customs 120 Loans andpunishments 124 Elephants 124 Horsecraft 126 Elephant ethics 126 Commentary on Book III: The philosophers 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 113 127 The philosophers 127 Calanus and suicide 132 Calanus and Dandamis 134 The Brahmans 134 Strabo on Indian religion and philosophy 135 Brahman austerity 135 Brahmans and Jews 136 Commentary on appendix 137 Pliny’s Indian tribes (NH 6.56-80) 140 Bibliography Index 145 153 ѴШ
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CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations and conventions Concordance offragment numbers with the editions ofSchwanbeck and Jacoby Introduction: Life and work The nature ofMegasthenes ’ book 5 The reliability ofMegasthenes 8 The structure ofMegasthenes ’ book 11 What is a fragment? 16 Other writers on India 17 Herodotus ofHalicarnassus and Ctesias of Cnidus 18 Onesicritus 19 Nearchus 20 Aristobulus 21 After Megasthenes 21 Eratosthenes 21 Maps The fragments Book I: Geography and resources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Summary ofgeography, history and society 29 The geography ofIndia 33 The dimensions ofIndia 34 The Himalayas ('Caucasus ) 35 Controversy on the size ofIndia 36 The size ofIndia, again 36
CONTENTS 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. The northern stars 36 Rivers 37 Megasthenes’ knowledge ofIndia 38 The River Silas 38 The fertility ofIndia 39 Dionysus and Heracles 39 Dionysus and Heracles as civilisers 41 Pandaea 44 Taprobane 45 The hartazón 47 Pearls 48 Trees that grow in the sea 48 Poisonous fish 49 Monkeys (and other animals) 49 Snakes 50 The hoopoe (and other birds) 50 The gold-guarding ants 54 The monstrous races 55 The reverse-feet 56 The Mouthless Ones and the Dog-heads 56 Plutarch on the Mouthless Ones 57 Book II: Political structures 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 58 The seven ‘castes ’ 58 Funeral rites 60 Absence ofslavery 61 Meals 61 Cities 61 Palibothra (Pataliputra) 61 City officials 62 Laws and customs 63 Loans andpunishments 64 Elephants 64 Horseeraft 67 Elephant ethics 68 Book III: The Indian philosophers 69 40. The philosophers 69 41. Calanus and suicide 71 42. Calanus and Dandamis 72 VI
CONTENTS 43. 44. 45. 46. The Brahmans 72 Strabo on Indian religion andphilosophy 72 Brahman austerity 73 Brahmans and Jews 74 Appendix (a) Other accounts ofthe philosophers 75 (b) Pliny ’s account ofIndia 78 Commentary Commentary on Book I: Geography and resources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Summary ofgeography, history and society 85 The geography ofIndia 88 The dimensions ofIndia 89 The Himalayas (‘Caucasus ) 90 Controversy on the size ofIndia 91 The size ofIndia, again 91 The northern stars 91 Rivers 92 Megasthenes ’ knowledge ofIndia 93 The River Silas 93 The fertility ofIndia 94 Dionysus and Heracles 95 Dionysus and Heracles as civilisers 96 Pandaea 100 Taprobane 100 The hartazón 103 (a and b) Pearls 103 Trees that grow in the sea 104 Poisonous fish 104 Monkeys (and other animals) 104 Snakes 105 The hoopoe (and other birds) 105 The gold-guarding ants 107 The monstrous races 108 The reverse-feet 110 The Mouthless Ones and the Dog-heads 111 Plutarch on the Mouthless Ones 112
CONTENTS Commentary on Book II: Political structures 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. (aandb) The seven ‘castes’ 113 Funeral rites 114 Absence ofslavery 114 Meals 116 Cities 116 Palibothra (Pataliputra) 117 City officials 119 Laws and customs 120 Loans andpunishments 124 Elephants 124 Horsecraft 126 Elephant ethics 126 Commentary on Book III: The philosophers 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 113 127 The philosophers 127 Calanus and suicide 132 Calanus and Dandamis 134 The Brahmans 134 Strabo on Indian religion and philosophy 135 Brahman austerity 135 Brahmans and Jews 136 Commentary on appendix 137 Pliny’s Indian tribes (NH 6.56-80) 140 Bibliography Index 145 153 ѴШ |
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| spelling | Megasthenes ca. v4./3. Jh. Verfasser (DE-588)102398771 aut (DE-588)4491430-1 Indica Megasthenes' 'Indica' a new translation of the fragments with commentary Richard Stoneman London ; New York, NY Routledge 2022 xiv, 158 Seiten Karten 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Routledge classical translations "This book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world. Megasthenes' book, which became a classic in antiquity, now survives only in fragments preserved in other Greek and Latin authors. Stoneman's work offers a reliable and accessible version of all the writings that can plausibly be ascribed to Megasthenes. It was a pioneering work of ethnography that exemplified a new direction in Hellenistic writing. India was little known to the Greeks before the expedition of Alexander the Great in 326-5 BCE. Megasthenes, who resided as an ambassador in the Maurya capital Pataliputra for some time, provided the classical world with most of what it knew about India. His subject ranges from detailed accounts of social structure and the royal household, to descriptions of elephant hunting and Indian philosophical ideas. His book is the only written source contemporary with the Maurya kingdom of Candragupta, since writing was not in use in India at this date. This translation provides a path to clearer understanding of Greek ethnography, and a valuable resource on Indian history. The book will be of value not only to classical scholars with an interest in Hellenistic history and cultural attitudes, and to their students, but also to scholars working on the early history of India, who have had to rely (unless they are also Greek scholars) on scattered and dated collections of the evidence" Megasthenes ca. v4./3. Jh. Indica (DE-588)4491430-1 gnd rswk-swf India / Description and travel / Early works to 1800 Megasthenes / Indika / English India / Historical geography / Early works to 1800 India / History / To 324 B.C. Indika (Megasthenes) Historical geography Travel India To 324 B.C. Early works History (DE-588)4135952-5 Quelle gnd-content Megasthenes hist. TLG 1489 (FGrHist 715) (DE-2581)TH000001908 gbd Geographie, griechisch (DE-2581)TH000007603 gbd Indien [Barrington p. 5 - 6] (DE-2581)TH000010529 gbd Megasthenes ca. v4./3. Jh. Indica (DE-588)4491430-1 u DE-604 Stoneman, Richard 1951- (DE-588)143133993 edt trl wac Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-00-303858-0 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032932047&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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