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Language, Texts, and Society: Explorations in Ancient Indian Culture and Religion (Anthem South Asian Studies,Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of South Asian Religions) by Patrick Olivelle is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is Language, Texts, and Society: Explorations in Ancient Indian Culture and Religion (Anthem South Asian Studies,Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of South Asian Religions) about?

<p>This collection brings together a series of Patrick Olivelle’s research papers, published over a period of about ten years, whose unifying theme is the search for hidden historical context and developments within words and texts. Words (and cultural histories represented by words) that scholars often take for granted as having a continuous and long history are often new – sometimes even being neologisms. They can thus provide important indications of cultural and religious innovations. Olivel

Who reads Language, Texts, and Society: Explorations in Ancient Indian Culture and Religion (Anthem South Asian Studies,Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of South Asian Religions)?

It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.

Common subject areas: religion, theology.

Author
Patrick Olivelle
Publisher
Anthem Press
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780857284310
Category
religious
Subjects
Religion
Updated
2026-03-25

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