Education in ancient India / / by Hartmut Scharfe.

• Superior document: Handbook of oriental studies. Section two, India = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Indien ; v. 16
• Author: Scharfe, Hartmut.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Indien ; 16. Bd.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (355 pages) :; illustrations

This is the first comprehensive survey of all aspects of education in India, both in the oral and written traditions. Chronologically it covers everything from the Vedic period upto the Hindu kingdoms before the establishment of Muslim rule. If relevant, the reader will regularly find sidesteps to modern continuities. The role of the oral tradition and the techniques of memorization are discussed, the education in small private tutorials and the development of large monasteries and temple schools approaching university character. Professional training, the role of the teacher and of foreign languages are dealt with, and the impact of the peculiar features of Indian education on Indian society. The full documentation facilitates quick access to the original sources scholarly literature on Indian education. A true reference work.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Education as a Topic -- The Oral Tradition -- Content of the Tradition - Revealed and Observed -- The Final Goal of Education -- Modern Apologists -- Training in Early Childhood -- Initiation -- Tutorials and ācārya-Kula-S -- From Monasteries to Universities -- From Temple Schools to Universities -- Admission and the Right to Teach and to Study -- The Study -- Memorizing the Veda -- Professional Training -- The Teacher -- The Close of Study -- Various Languages -- Education and the Indian Character -- Abbreviations -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Texts -- Index of Authors -- Index of Historical and Fictional Persons -- Index of Places -- Index of Schools -- Index of Indian Terms -- Index of Topics -- Illustrations -- Handbbook of Oriental Studies.