(Hardback)

This collection of essays features a significant selection of the specialized fields of knowledge that have shaped classical South Asian intellectual history, focusing on the different and complex processes employed during the 'invention', construction, preservation and renewal of a given tradition.

(Hardback)

The first book to present a comprehensive review of the Mahabharata Critical Edition, with overviews of stemmata (textual trees), how the logic of the stemmata determined editorial choices, and an in-depth analysis of the edition's strengths and drawbacks. An invaluable asset to any scholar working contemplating serious work on the Mahabharata.