Description: Further DetailsTitle: AshokaCondition: NewFormat: HardbackSubtitle: Portrait of a Philosopher KingISBN-10: 0300270003EAN: 9780300270006ISBN: 9780300270006Publisher: Yale University PressRelease Date: 02/27/2024Description: An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emperor in South Asian history “Mr. Olivelle has produced an outstanding monument of scholarship and sound judgment.”—Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal A New Yorker “Best Book of 2024” Selection There are few historical figures more integral to South Asian history than Emperor Ashoka, a third-century BCE king who ruled over a larger area of the Indian subcontinent than anyone else before British colonial rule. Ashoka sought not only to rule his territory but also to give it a unity of purpose and aspiration, to unify the people of his vastly heterogeneous empire not by a cult of personality but by the cult of an idea—“dharma”—which served as the linchpin of a new moral order. He aspired to forge a new moral philosophy that would be internalized not only by the people of his empire but also by rulers and subjects of other countries, and would form the foundation for his theory of international relations, in which practicing dharma would bring international conflicts to an end. His fame spread far and wide both in India and in other parts of Asia, and it prompted diverse reimaginations of the king and his significance. In this deeply researched book, Patrick Olivelle draws on Ashoka’s inscriptions and on the art and architecture he pioneered to craft a detailed picture of Ashoka as a ruler, a Buddhist, a moral philosopher, and an ecumenist who governed a vast multiethnic, multilinguistic, and multireligious empire.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Patrick OlivelleGenre: BiographyTopic: History, Philosophy & SpiritualityType: HistoricalRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Ashoka
Title: Ashoka
Subtitle: Portrait of a Philosopher King
ISBN-10: 0300270003
EAN: 9780300270006
ISBN: 9780300270006
Release Date: 02/27/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Biography
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Ashoka : Portrait of a Philosopher King
Publisher: Yale University Press
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Philosophers, Royalty, Asia / General, Asia / India & South Asia
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25.4 Oz
Author: Patrick Olivelle
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
