Etymology, Genealogy and History in Early South Asia

This paper explores the relationship between etymology, genealogy and the literary exploration of the past in early South Asia. By means of a close reading of a range of materials drawn from the Atharvaveda, Brāhmaṇas and Upaniṣads, as well as the Nirukta, the Bṛhaddevatā and the Mahābhārata, I will...

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Main Author: Hegarty, James M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2011
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2011, Volume: 5, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 79-102
Further subjects:B Genealogy
B Mahābhārata
B Veda
B Etymology
B Nirukta
B History
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