The Battle for Sanskrit
Malhotra, Rajiv
The Battle for Sanskrit Rajiv Malhotra - India, HarperCollins Publishers, 2016. - xviii, 468p, ill., 22 cm.
Introduction: the story behind the book --
The hijacking of Sanskrit and Sanskriti --
From European Orientalism to American Orientalism --
The obsession with secularizing Sanskrit --
Sanskrit considered a source of oppression --
Ramayana framed as socially irresponsible --
Politicizing Indian literature --
Politicizing the history of Sanskrit and the vernaculars --
The Sanskriti Web as an alternative hypothesis --
Declaring Sanskrit dead and Sanskriti non-existent --
Is Sheldon Pollock too big to be criticized? --
Conclusion: the way forward --
9789351775386
Sanskrit philology.
India -- Study and teaching.
India -- Civilization.
491.2 / MAL
The Battle for Sanskrit Rajiv Malhotra - India, HarperCollins Publishers, 2016. - xviii, 468p, ill., 22 cm.
Introduction: the story behind the book --
The hijacking of Sanskrit and Sanskriti --
From European Orientalism to American Orientalism --
The obsession with secularizing Sanskrit --
Sanskrit considered a source of oppression --
Ramayana framed as socially irresponsible --
Politicizing Indian literature --
Politicizing the history of Sanskrit and the vernaculars --
The Sanskriti Web as an alternative hypothesis --
Declaring Sanskrit dead and Sanskriti non-existent --
Is Sheldon Pollock too big to be criticized? --
Conclusion: the way forward --
9789351775386
Sanskrit philology.
India -- Study and teaching.
India -- Civilization.
491.2 / MAL