Aryans, Jews, Brahmins : theorizing authority through myths of identity / Dorothy M. Figueira.
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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State University of New York Press,
©2002.
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| Series: | SUNY series, the margins of literature.
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585489238 9780585489230 0791455319 9780791455319 0791455327 9780791455326 9780791487839 0791487830 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |