Time as a Metaphor of History: Early India

By Romila Thapar

This essay examines the link between time and history through the use of cyclic and linear concepts of time. While the former occurs in a cosmological context, the latter is found in familiar historical forms. The author argues for the existence of historical consciousness in early India on the evidence of early texts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195637984
• ISBN13: 9780195637984
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.6"