The Yuga-Purana is unique in being the only Indian text that refers in any detail to Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian incursions into central India. It also contains what is almost certainly the earliest account of the four Yugas-the Ages of man-in a form that was later adopted by both the Mahabharata and the Puranas. It is, thus, a key text for the study of both a period of early Indian history and the evolution of Indian ideas of time. In his latest revised edition of this work, Dr Mitchiner presents the definitive text of the Yuga-Purana based on all known manuscripts, including new additions that he has uncovered since the first edition was published. This is accompanied by a full and detailed study of the issues raised by the yuga-Purana.
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