PS-505 CULTURAL HERITAGE OF PAKISTAN
PS-505 CULTURAL HERITAGE OF PAKISTAN
COURSE OUTLINE:
The course will be divided into two parts (i) Pre-Islamic (ii) Islamic.
In the Pre-Islamic period institutions and civilizations having bearing on the society will be discussed. It will give brief survey of the civilization prevailing in the Indus valley, the Kushan period and the Hindu Shahya dynasty. The Islamic period will cover all aspects dealing with the cultural life of the Muslim community in the sub-continent like (i) Evolution of Indo-Muslim Architecture (ii) the sufis and their impact on the society (iii) the growth of Indo-Muslim languages, Persian, Urdu, etc. (iv) the growth and development of Prose and poetry, Music, Jurisprudence, Historiography, etc.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Allchin, R. & B. The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan, UK: 1982.
2. Dani, A.H. Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Pakistan, UNESCO, Tokyo: 1988.
3. Khan, A.N. Al-Mansura: A Forgotten Arab Metropolis in Pakistan, Karachi: Kifayat Academy Educational Publishers, 1990.
4. Khan, F.A. Banbhore, Karachi: Department of Archaeology and Museums Government of Pakistan, 1976.
5. Khan, F.N. Architecture and Art Treasures in Pakistan, Karachi: 1968.
6. Khan, F.N. Cultural Heritage of Pakistan, Department of Archaeology, Government of Pakistan, 1964.
7. Khan, M.I. Shalamar: The Glory That Was, n.d.
8. Marshall, J. A Guide to Taxila, Cambridge: 1960.
9. Paterson, T.T. and Drummond, H.J.H. Soan, The Palaeolithic of Pakistan, Karachi: 1962.
10. Qureshi, I.H. (ed.) A Short History of Pakistan, Books 1-2, Karachi: 1967.
11. Salim, M. “The Palaeolithic Culture of Potowar with special reference to the Lower Palaeolithic”, Journal of Central Asia, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad: 1997.
12. Salim, M. The Middle Stone Age Cultures of Northern Pakistan, Islamabad: 1986.
13. Sehrai, F. A Guide to Takht-i-Bhai, 3rd ed., Peshawar: 2001.
14. Sehrai, F. Hund: The Forgotten City of Gandhara, Peshawar: 1979.
JOURNALS:
1. Ancient Pakistan, Research Bulletin of the Department of Archaeoloy, University of Peshawar.
2. Ancient Sindh, Research Bulletin of the Department of Archaeology, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khaipur (Sindh).
3. Journal of Asian Civilisations (Former)
4. Journal of Central Asia(Now)
5. Journal of the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations, (Formerly Centre for the Studies of Central Asian Civilisations), Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
6. Lahore Museum Bulletin, Bulletin of the Lahore Museum, Lahore.
7. Pakistan Archaeology, Journal of the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan, Karachi.
INTERNET SOURCES:
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