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Ezourvedam : a French Veda of the Eighteenth Century.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rocher, Ludo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1984.
Colección:University of Pennsylvania studies on South Asia ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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