| CONTENTS |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
v |
| PREFACE |
ix |
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CHAPTER ONE |
PREHISTORY AND PROTOHISTORY |
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1 |
I |
The Land and
the People, |
1 |
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II |
Early South
India, |
3 |
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III |
Pre-Aryan
Civilization, |
8 |
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IV |
"1984"-B.C., |
13 |
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V |
Race Movements
and Prehistoric Culture, |
25 |
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VI |
Prehistory
in South India, |
36 |
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VII |
Prehistoric Antiquities,
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37 |
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CHAPTER TWO |
LANGUAGE |
|
43 |
I |
The Dravidian
Language: Grouping and Distribution, |
43 |
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II |
Linguistic
Prehistory, |
49 |
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III |
Dravidian
Words in Sanskrit, |
53 |
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IV |
Dravidian
and Ural-Altaic, |
56 |
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V |
Controversy
about Words, |
61 |
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VI |
Language
in Ceylon, |
64 |
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VII |
Tamil and
Sanskrit in South East Asia, |
65 |
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CHAPTER THREE |
LITERATURE |
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69 |
I |
The Tolkaapiyam,
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69 |
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II |
Characteristics
of Classical Poetry, |
71 |
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III |
Nature Poetry
and the Regional Division, |
83 |
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IV |
The Epic
of the Anklet-Cilappatikaaram, |
88 |
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V |
The Characters
in the Epic of the Anklet, |
92 |
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VI |
Manimeekalai, |
95 |
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VII |
Lofty Maxims, |
98 |
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VII |
Message
to the World, |
101 |
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CHAPTER FOUR |
THE FINE ARTS |
107 |
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I |
Origins
of South Indian Art, |
107 |
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II |
The Ideal
of Feminine Beauty, |
112 |
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III |
Early Dravidian
Temples, |
115 |
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IV |
Dravidian
Architecture, |
116 |
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V |
The Ritual
Dance, |
118 |
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VI |
The King
of Dancers, |
120 |
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VII |
Music, |
122 |
|
VIII |
Musical
Instruments, |
124 |
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CHAPTER FIVE |
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL LIFE |
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127 |
I |
The Three
Kingdoms, |
127 |
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II |
Territorial
Divisions, |
130 |
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III |
Maritime
Character, |
133 |
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IV |
The Chieftaincies,
|
135 |
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| V |
The Tamils
and the Early History of Ceylon, |
137 |
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VI |
Town Life
and Village Life, |
140 |
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VII |
Rural Government, |
141 |
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CHAPTER SIX |
TRADE |
|
145 |
I |
Trade with
East and West, |
145 |
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II |
Roman Coins
and Roman Wine, |
150 |
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III |
Malayadvipa-A
Study in Early Indianization, |
162 |
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CHAPTER SEVEN |
RELIGION |
|
181 |
| I |
Regional
Cults, |
181 |
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II |
The God
of Youth and Beauty, |
184 |
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III |
Saivaism,
|
186 |
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IV |
Elements
of Philosophy, |
190 |
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V |
Jainism
and Buddhism, |
193 |
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VI |
Superstitions, |
195 |
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VII |
Monastic
Caves, |
196 |
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CHAPTER EIGHT |
DRAVIDIANS AND ARYANS |
|
201 |
| I |
Dravidian
Traditions in India, |
201 |
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II |
Dravidians
and Aryans, |
209 |
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III |
Affinities
with Mediterranean Cults, |
212 |
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IV |
Ancient
Poetry, |
217 |
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V |
The Marriage
Ceremony, |
218 |
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VI |
The Gods,
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219 |
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| APPENDIX
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223 |
| INDEX
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229 |