The language of the gods in the world of men : Sanskrit, culture, and power in premodern India

The language of the gods in the world of men : Sanskrit, culture, and power in premodern India /

Exploring the rise and fall of Sanskrit as a vehicle of poetry and polity, this title traces the two great moments of its transformation. Drawing parallels with the rise of Latin literature and the Roman empire, it asks whether these very different histories challenge theories of culture and power a...

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Main Author: Pollock, Sheldon I. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Series:ACLS Fellows' Publications.
Subjects:
To 1500
Sanskrit literature > To 1500 > Political aspects.
Sanskrit literature > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Indic literature > To 1500 > History.
Indic literature > To 1500 > Political aspects.
Politics and literature > India > History.
Literature and society > India > History.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Indic literature
Literature and society
Politics and literature
Sanskrit literature
Sanskrit literature > Political aspects
India
afghanistan.
ancient language.
asian studies.
bhasa.
cultural india.
dharmic religion.
dialect.
history of language.
history.
identity.
india.
indian philosophy.
indian.
indonesia.
java.
language.
latin literature.
linguistics.
literary criticism.
literary culture.
literary studies.
literature.
local dialects.
media studies.
medieval europe.
nation state.
nation.
nonfiction.
poetry.
politics.
polity.
roman empire.
sacred language.
sanskrit language.
sanskrit.
south asia.
vernacular literature.
vernacularism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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