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The book presents the systematic examination of the early Greek knowledge of India till the advent of Alexander the Great. The Greek data on geographical horizon, flora and fauna, northwest Indian urbanism, trade and commerce, king and his subjects, customs and manners, India and the Persian empire, science and religion, fabulous reports and the idealisation of the Indians have been carefully analysed here in the light of the Indian literary sources and the ...
Dr. Arora's present book is indeed a most welcome addition to the growing field of comparative mythological studies. The work is a very thorough investigation into some of the major themes and motifs in Indian mythology in a much wider and comparative perspective. He has carefully selected them from Indian, Greek, West-Asian, and other sources. The result obtained by him provides an amazing story of interaction between various cultural traditions through space ...