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1 online resource (222 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
The Ezourvedam, used by Voltaire among others, as sourcebook for the most ancient of religions, was thereupon found to have been a fraud. Actually it was composed by a Christian - the text shows him to have been a French Jesuit missionary, who did not necessarily know Sanskrit - in order to convert Hindus to Christianity. The controversy surrounding the spurious Veda continues, involving a number of scholars and missionaries particularly in the question of whether or not the Veda was composed in Sanskrit or French. In tracing the history of the Ezourvedam Ludo Rocher adds a number of points, o. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hinduism -- Controversial literature.
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Hinduism. |
| Genre/Form |
Controversial literature.
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Hinduism -- History -- 18th century.
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History. |
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18th century |
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1700 - 1799 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9789027233820 |
| ISBN |
9789027279880 (electronic book) |
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9027279888 (electronic book) |
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1283424673 |
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9781283424677 |
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