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The Indo-German identification : reconciling South Asian origins and European destinies, 1765-1885 / Robert Cowan.
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Cowan, Robert, 1971-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2010.
Description
x, 225 p. ; 24 cm.
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DD61.8 .C69 2010
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Subject(s)
Germany
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Civilization
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Indic influences
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National characteristics, German
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History
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19th century
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Intellectuals
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Germany
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History
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19th century
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Germany
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Intellectual life
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19th century
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India
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Foreign public opinion, German
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Germany
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Relations
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India
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India
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Relations
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Germany
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Ideals (Philosophy)
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Social aspects
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Germany
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History
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19th century
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Public opinion
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Germany
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History
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19th century
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Series
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
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Notes
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D. 2006--CUNY Graduate Center) under title The Indo-Germans : an Aryan romance.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: History is personal
Prologue: Original attributes, 425 B.C.-A.D. 1765
pt. 1. L'âge des ombres, 1765-1790s
As flood waters receded : the Enlightenment on the Indian origins of language and art
Seeds of romantic Indology : from language to nation
pt. 2. II. Textual salvation from social degeneration, 1790s-1808
Hindu predecessors of Christ: Novalis's Shakuntala
Reconcilable indifferences : Schelling and the Gitagovinda
Fear of infinity : Friedrich Schlegel's indictment of Indian religion
pt. 3. III. Alternate idealizations, 1807-1885
Hegel's critique of "those plant-like beings"
Schopenhauer's justification for good
Nietzsche's inability to escape from Schopenhauer's South Asian sources
Epilogue: Destinies reconsidered, 1885-2004
Conclusion: The intersection of the personal, the philosophical, and the political.
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ISBN
9781571134639 (alk. paper)
1571134638 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2010002834
OCLC
502045761
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The Indo-German identification [electronic resource] : reconciling South Asian origins and European destinies, 1765-1885 / Robert Cowan.
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