Opening Address at the Symposium: Epigraphical Evidence for the Formation and Rise of Early Śaivism
In my contribution I note the influence of emergent Latin and Greek epigraphy on the birth of Indian epigraphy as well some differences in the location of inscriptions between ancient Greece and India. Subsequently, I make some observations on the usage of the terms ‘sect’ and ‘sectarian’ in the stu...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2013
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2013, Volume: 56, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 205-210 |
Further subjects: | B
Epigraphy
sect
sectarian
Hinduism
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Summary: | In my contribution I note the influence of emergent Latin and Greek epigraphy on the birth of Indian epigraphy as well some differences in the location of inscriptions between ancient Greece and India. Subsequently, I make some observations on the usage of the terms ‘sect’ and ‘sectarian’ in the study of Indian religion. |
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ISSN: | 1572-8536 |
Contains: | In: Indo-Iranian journal
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15728536-13560302 |