Ancient Traditions and Modern Challenges: South Asian Studies Today

In order to show the mutual importance and usefulness of classical and modern Indology to each other, the author presents a series of cases, where ancient things are present (and often reinterpreted and modified) in modern India, in fields such as religion and philosophy, social hierarchy, popular e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Politeja 2016-01, Vol.13 (40), p.13-20
1. Verfasser:	Karttunen, Klaus
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asian culture Asian history Asian studies Buddhism Caste prejudice Hinduism Hindus History instruction Indian culture Indology Languages Orientalism Philosophy Political Theory Politics Politics / Political Sciences Sanskrit South Asia South Asian culture South Asian studies Traditions
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Zusammenfassung:	In order to show the mutual importance and usefulness of classical and modern Indology to each other, the author presents a series of cases, where ancient things are present (and often reinterpreted and modified) in modern India, in fields such as religion and philosophy, social hierarchy, popular entertainment, language and linguistics and traditions of scholarship.
ISSN:	1733-6716 2391-6737
DOI:	10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.40.02