Archaeology and Medieval Identity in Jammu and Kashmir

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 1. Historiography. 2. Theoretical structure. 3. Identities in Kashmir. 4. Identities in Jammu. 5. Tribal identities. Conclusion. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Illustrations.

Jammu and Kashmir has already revealed its cultural potential in the form of numerous archaeological sites stretching from Paleolithic period to the modern through the Dogra rule and up to the making of a union territory. The importance of archaeology in history deals not so much with invention but discovering historical evidences in different forms (artifacts, even quantitative data) so as to provide the background for making conjectures and their refutation. This book studies from the archaeological and literary tradition during medieval period of Jammu and Kashmir. This work also highlighted the rich medieval culture and literature of this region. The present work makes an attempt to find out information from the archaeological, historical, literary and the oral tradition. The scope of the present work is an attempt for the understanding and re-writing of history, literature and culture of this area during medieval period. The present publication encompasses a remarkable research study on Jammu and Kashmir. The authors draw their casing up mainly from the five years of research work carried out. This book can be useful for research scholars and academicians having interest on history, culture, literature and archaeology of this region during medieval period.