Ezourvedam [[electronic resource] ] : a French Veda of the eighteenth century / / edited with an introduction by Ludo Rocher

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1984
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.5/921
• Soggetto topico: Hinduism; Hinduism - Essence, genius, nature; Hinduism - History - 18th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RocherLudo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [90]-104) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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: Ezourvedam ; An EvaluationThe 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 Ezourvedam
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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. In tracing the history of the Ezourvedam Ludo Rocher adds a number of points, o
• Titolo autorizzato: Ezourvedam
• ISBN: 1-283-42467-3; 9786613424679; 90-272-7988-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461428503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: University of Pennsylvania studies on South Asia ; ; v. 1.