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Aryan & Non-Aryan in South Asia
Johannes Bronkhorst
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 414 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 864.
The volume deals with the history of the concept of A?rya and Aryans in East and West, with the linguistic, textual and archaeological evidence in South Asia and beyond.
The terms Aryan and Non-Aryan, corresponding to Sanskrit a?rya and ana?rya, can readily be shown that among the literary traditions indigen- ous to South Asia have always evoked strong responses, both positive and negative, as they continue to do even today; but it can also be shown that while they designate a boundary that is in some sense an ethnic one in the Veda, in other literatures the distinction has ... Read more
The volume deals with the history of the concept of A?rya and Aryans in East and West, with the linguistic, textual and archaeological evidence in South Asia and beyond.
The terms Aryan and Non-Aryan, corresponding to Sanskrit a?rya and ana?rya, can readily be shown that among the literary traditions indigen- ous to South Asia have always evoked strong responses, both positive and negative, as they continue to do even today; but it can also be shown that while they designate a boundary that is in some sense an ethnic one in the Veda, in other literatures the distinction has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
Number of pages
414
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
414
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788173049187
SKU
V9788173049187
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About Johannes Bronkhorst
Johannes Bronkhorst is Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Madhav M. Deshpande is Professor in the Department of Asian Lan- guages and Cultures, University of Michigan, USA.
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