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Aryans, Jews, Brahmins : theorizing authority through myths of identity /
In this cross-cultural study of the Aryan myth in which Brahmin Indian and European races but not Semitic ones share roots, Figueira (comparative literature, U. of Georgia) reads canons and "loose can[n]ons" in this origin myth's construction from Enlightenment and Romantic discourse...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2002.
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| Colección: | SUNY series, the margins of literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this cross-cultural study of the Aryan myth in which Brahmin Indian and European races but not Semitic ones share roots, Figueira (comparative literature, U. of Georgia) reads canons and "loose can[n]ons" in this origin myth's construction from Enlightenment and Romantic discourse to Indian reformers' anti- myths. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585489238 9780585489230 0791455319 9780791455319 0791455327 9780791455326 9780791487839 0791487830 |