Hermann Kulke
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This compendium of sixteen papers attempts to examine the different aspects of political processes and the structure of politics in pre-colonial India. Taking a close look at the integrative model of state formation in early medieval India, it discusses at length state’s perception of the ‘forest’ and the ‘forest’ as state in early India.
Situating early historical states, it describes the processes of state formation, with special ...
A 360 degree view of Odisha from pre-historic to the present era is now available in a book-Imaging Odisha.
The book has been released in two volumes and depicts the excellence of Odisha in the fields of Art, Culture, Traditions, Literature, Festivals and many more. As many as 60 research scholars of various backgrounds who have known and experienced Odisha have put in their labour to bring out the book.
Padmashri Hermann Kulke is the chief editor of this ...
A History of India presents the grand sweep of sweep of Indian history from antiquity to the present in a compact and readable survey. The authors examine the major political, economic, social and cultural forces which have shaped the history of the subcontinent. Providing an authoritative and detailed account, Herman Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund emphaisise and analyse the structual pattern of Indian history.Revised throughout, the fourth edition of this highly ...
Twenty years after the publication of The Cult of Jagannath (Eschmann, Kulke and Tripathi eds. 1978, Manohar), a conference was held in Heidelberg, Germany, at which some of the past foci of Orissan research were reconsidered. By thus ‘revisiting Jagannath’, it was considered whether, in what respect and to what degree a shift in methods, theories paradigms or intellectual interests has taken place during the past two decades. The articles published in this ...
Kings and Cults contains a selection of articles of H. Kulke on various aspects of Ksatra and Ksetra, the interconnected domains of temporal and sacred power in medieval India and Southeast Asia. Thematically these papers are intertwined by a study of the quest of medieval rulers for legitimation through religious institutions. Of particular interest in this regard are the changing modes of legitimation at different stages of state formation, ranging from ...