South Indian society: 1 definition
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South Indian society means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Journal of the Madras University, vol.28 (history)South Indian society bears striking similarity with Roman Greek society, as envisioned by the South-Indian Tamil poets of the Sangam age.—The picture of society seen in these Tamil poems bears equally well a comparison with what is known to us of the West of those times. Music and dancing occupy a really large place in South Indian poesy and in fact the South Indian of these early days was far superior to his Western counterpart. The very number of ragas and dances described with all the punctiliousness of a connoisseur by the poets of the Sangam times is astounding to the modern reader.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Religion in Early Modern South India < [Introduction]
Hindu Sectarianism: A European Invention? < [Introduction]
The Public Theologians of Early Modern South India < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
Viresalingam Purusha and Navavaitalika < [July – September, 1998]