The Language of the Gods in the World of Men: Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India

by Sheldon Pollock

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In this work of impressive scholarship, Sheldon Pollock explores the remarkable rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. He traces the two great moments of its transformation: the first around the beginning of the Common Era, when Sanskrit, long a sacred language, was reinvented as a code for literary and political expression, the start of an amazing career that saw Sanskrit literary culture spread from...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520260031

ISBN13:9780520260030

Release Date:June 2009

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:706 Pages

Weight:2.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Asia Education & Reference History India Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Politics & Government

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