Ezourvedam : 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 pages)
• Disciplina: 294.5/921
• Soggetto topico: Hinduism; Hinduism - Essence, genius, nature; Hinduism - History - 18th century
• 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 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 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.
• 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.: 9910789881603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: University of Pennsylvania studies on South Asia ; ; 1.