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West started learning Sanskrit in 18th century.
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Mudyji
Thats one nasty spin. Maybe the guy is philologist himself, I dont know. Jones+Schlegel both were working very much in biblical framework. The spin of the day then seemed like -> church is bad, popes are bad BUT xtianity is da in-thing. jones' spin on the whole thing was -> hey those yindoos are not japhetic but are hametic or whatever. Most of his 'findings' were later found untenable except for the aryan thing. There was just too much involved to let this one just go.
Muller saheb too pulled a fast one but before that we should list what were the prevailing strands of thoughts which would have affected 'scholars' at that time.
1. catholic v/s protestant
2. 'enlightenment' and its aftermath.
3. xlations coming in from heathen literature.
4. what the heck -> these dark yindoos got culture ???
5. bible bible bible.
West started learning Sanskrit in 18th century.
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Mudyji
Thats one nasty spin. Maybe the guy is philologist himself, I dont know. Jones+Schlegel both were working very much in biblical framework. The spin of the day then seemed like -> church is bad, popes are bad BUT xtianity is da in-thing. jones' spin on the whole thing was -> hey those yindoos are not japhetic but are hametic or whatever. Most of his 'findings' were later found untenable except for the aryan thing. There was just too much involved to let this one just go.
Muller saheb too pulled a fast one but before that we should list what were the prevailing strands of thoughts which would have affected 'scholars' at that time.
1. catholic v/s protestant
2. 'enlightenment' and its aftermath.
3. xlations coming in from heathen literature.
4. what the heck -> these dark yindoos got culture ???
5. bible bible bible.