Question

What are literary sources ? List these sources

Answer 1

literary sources were written on hard surfaces like walls of temples,stones and copper plates.

they were considered as reliable sources as the provide first hand information regarding a person,place or an event.

Answer 2

✮Literary Sources✮

★Literary sources are the data which is received in the written forms.

★ They describe the nature of the society of ancient times.

★ Sources incorporate knowledge in impression, automated and visual compositions such as books, letters, journals, and investigation reports.

✦ADDITIONAL INFORMATION✦

➜Literary sources are of 2 types.

✴Religious Texts

✴Non Religious Texts

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➜IMPORTANCE

•Literature holds a mirror to the society. •The beliefs, traditions, customs, mores, behaviour patterns etc of the society at a particular historical period are reflected directly or indirectly in the literary works such as fiction, Drama, poetry and so on.

➥Examples

•Sources incorporate knowledge in impression, automated and visual compositions such as books, letters, journals, and investigation reports.

•The literary source constitutes a history of Vedic, Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, and other findings simultaneously with other external accounts.

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⟿MoRe InFo ::

✧Literary and Archaeological records are the two main categories that give evidences of Ancient Indian History.