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The Modernity of Sanskrit
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Modernity of Sanskrit
Contributors:
By (Author) Simona Sawhney
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date:
24th January 2009
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Professional and Scholarly
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Asian history
History
Dewey:
891.2
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
256
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 15mm
Description
A convincing argument for the modern significance of Sanskrit literature. Sanskrit texts have usually been discussed either within the frames of anthropology and religious studies or with a veneration that has substituted for analysis. Going beyond such approaches, Simona Sawhney argues that only a literary approach that resists the closure of interpretation can reveal the fragility, ambivalence, and tension that mark the canonical texts.
