Analysis Of India And World Civilization

Destiny Debroy

World Civilization

Dr. Brown

11/26/14

In India and World Civilizations by D.P. Singhal, the theme is “the cross-fertilization of cultures and the resultig new development” (Embree 451). The author uses artifacts from Mohejodaro and Yucatan, theories of Parmenides, and the revenue system of Ptolemaic Egypt (Embree 451). Singhal discusses the Hellenistic world and the Roman Empire and how it influenced artistic creativity in India. Singhal rejects the idea of Hellenistic and Roman art having any influence on Indian art. Despite having easy access to Christian sources, there isn’t any evidence of India being influenced by Christian thought, according to Singhal.

The article mainly discusses the civilization of India and

It was a good source to use for research about India’s culture. The author of the author did a good job of pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the researcher who wrote the article. For example, the author says, “no other book has ranged so widely in time and space, drawing on artifacts from Mohenjodaro and Yucatan, the theories of Parmenides, and the revenue system of Ptolemaic Egypt, as well as modern times” (Embree 451). The author makes a good criticism on the author as well, especially in the part where the article mentions the chapter that is devoted to Indian science. The author says, “Some of his arguments are convincing, but he tends to fall back on either assertion or quoting of authorities, not all of who carry much weight” (Embree 451). Overall, I think the journal was a beneficial reading to understanding more about the achievements of India and it’s religion and religious influences. In India and World Civilization, I was disappointed that the author didn’t talk about Buddhism. The author mainly focused on Hellenistic influences on India and the Islamic influence. Buddhism is a topic that would have been worth mentioning since Buddhism originated in India and then spread to China. Buddhism focuses on destroying selfish desires by following an eight fold path and reaching Nirvana by extinction of self. I was impressed by the fact that the author mentions Akbar, Dara Shukoh, and Kabir reaching out to the Hindus because we

The article also discusses the origins of Islam as well as the beliefs of Islam. The theme in volume two is the “relationship between the expansion and fragmentation of Islamdom into autonomous, local dynasties” (Turner 192). According to the author, “The background of Islam was the emergence in the Axial Age of a new conception of religion, not as a tribal commitment” (Turner 192). The main issue of the religion was the fact that other Muslim communities were challenged by different religions and the refusal to accept the teaching of Islam. The author also discusses the rise of sufism. The author refers to sufism as relgious cement (Turner 193). Turner mentions that the author of The Venture of Islam would like to see Islamic influences in technological advances because of the moral roots of