This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted t…
Dr. Steever explores the linguistic structure and development of the Serial Verb Formation, a family of constructions whose very existence has escaped the notice of earlier Dravidianists
This pioneering dictionary focuses primarily on the dialect of Dai Lue spoken in Sipsong Panna, China, but also notes differences with the Dai Lue dialect in Thailand. Containing more than 13,000 D…
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted t…
This is one of the early grammars of Tibetan, compiled a long time ago when critical sources were far less available than they are today. The book is still useful, of course, but not necessarily fo…
Machine generated contents note: pt. One Ancient Chinese Literature / Yao Dan --rnThe Book of Songs: The Earliest Anthology of Poetry --rnFolk Songs of Fifteen Regions" (Guofeng) --rnThe Epic of th…
With rich content, easy-to-understand language and interesting pictures and drawings, this book takes its target readers with medium level ability in the Chinese language into the "ancient yet mode…
The book introduces many Chinese inventions covering all aspects of life, from the four major inventions â gunpowder, paper, printing, compass -- to numerous other major and smart inventions such …
The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures som…
This is a guide to the Ayurveda system of health care. This system is based on an ancient philosophy that spread from the Ancient Greeks and Romans to modern India, China and the Arab world. Ayurve…
The selected articles and reviews reprinted in this volume all serve to advance Indological studies in its central research topics. They deal with the political and linguistic history of India, Bud…
The selected articles and reviews reprinted in this volume all serve to advance Indological studies in its central research topics. They deal with the political and linguistic history of India, Bud…
This book is in 2 volumes and has become a classic in Pali studies. It provides a vast amount of information about early Buddhism and about early Indian ancient history. It is a valuable reference …
An outline or synposis of the seven books of the advanced analytical collection of the Pali Canon, the Abhidhamma Pitaka. Each of the books of this collection is introduced by the renowned German s…