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Sanskrit and the British Empire
Engelsk
Bogcover for Sanskrit and the British Empire af Rajesh Kochhar, 9781032070506
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
162
ISBN-13:
9781032070506
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032070501
Udg. Dato:
3 sep 2021
Størrelse i cm:
23,3 x 15,7 x 1,4
Oplagsdato:
3 sep 2021
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Sanskrit and the British Empire

Engelsk
Paperback 2021
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This book focuses on the career of Sanskrit in British India. Europe’s discovery of Sanskrit was a development of far-reaching historical significance in terms of intellectual curiosity, evangelical considerations, colonial administrative requirements, and political compulsions. The volume critically analyses this interplay between Sanskrit texts and the imperial and colonial presence in India. It goes beyond the question of what the discovery of Sanskrit meant for the West and examines what this collocation meant for India.

The author looks at how the British needed Sanskrit for dispensation of Hindu civil law; how learned Pandits were cultivated; and how scholarship was developed transcending utilitarianism. He also studies the extent to which Sanskrit in pre- and non-British India had a bearing on Europe and explores themes such as Jesuit Sanskrit, Hinduism in practice, scripturism, Aryan Race Theory, seductive orientalism, and the introduction of archivalism in India.

Rich in archival sources, this unique book will be useful for scholars and researchers of colonial history, modern Indian history, Indology, linguistics, history of education, Sanskrit studies, post-colonial studies, and cultural studies.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
162
ISBN-13:
9781032070506
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032070501
Udg. Dato:
3 sep 2021
Størrelse i cm:
23,3 x 15,7 x 1,4
Oplagsdato:
3 sep 2021
Forfatter(e):
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