03318nam 2200625 a 450 991081064260332120230404235203.01-283-42467-3978661342467990-272-7988-8(CKB)2670000000139614(EBL)829510(OCoLC)609765924(SSID)ssj0000827568(PQKBManifestationID)11448014(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000827568(PQKBWorkID)10829750(PQKB)10387360(MiAaPQ)EBC829510(Au-PeEL)EBL829510(CaPaEBR)ebr10524117(EXLCZ)99267000000013961419840321d1984 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEzourvedam a French Veda of the eighteenth century /edited with an introduction by Ludo RocherAmsterdam J. Benjamins Pub. Co.19841 online resource (222 pages)University of Pennsylvania studies on South Asia,0169-0361 ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-915027-05-4 90-272-3382-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [90]-104) and index.EZOURVEDAM A FRENCH VEDA OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Table of contents; Introduction; Historical Survey of Ezourvedam Interpretation; Nature and Purpose of the Text; Phase 1 (1760-1782); Phase 2 (1782-1822); Phase 3 (from 1822); The Author of the Ezourvedam; Early Speculations; Missionaries; Robertode Nobili; Jean Calmette; Antoine Mosac; Other Missionaries; A New Name: Pierre Martin; Indian Converts; Conclusion; New Contributions to Ezourvedam Interpretation; The French Original; The Author of the French Ezourvedam; The Title: EzourvedamAn Evaluation; The Ezourvedam Manuscripts; The Pondicherry Manuscripts; Voltaire's and Anquetil's Manuscripts; A New Manuscript: BN Fonds Français 19117; The Edition; References; Text; Index of Indian Terms in the EzourvedamThe Ezourvedam, used by Voltaire among others, as sourcebook for the most ancient of religions, was thereupon found to have been a fraud. Actually it was composed by a Christian - the text shows him to have been a French Jesuit missionary, who did not necessarily know Sanskrit - in order to convert Hindus to Christianity. The controversy surrounding the spurious Veda continues, involving a number of scholars and missionaries particularly in the question of whether or not the Veda was composed in Sanskrit or French.University of Pennsylvania studies on South Asia ;1.HinduismControversial literatureEarly works to 1800HinduismEssence, genius, natureEarly works to 1800HinduismHistory18th centuryHinduismHinduismEssence, genius, natureHinduismHistory294.5/921Rocher Ludo642145MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810642603321Ezourvedam4062790UNINA