Language of the Immortals: A Concise History of Sanskrit - Couverture rigide

G. N. Devy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 936523543X ISBN 13 : 9789365235432

Editeur : Aleph Book Company, 2025

Synopsis

Sanskrit has long been celebrated as one of the building blocks of Indian civilization, and is venerated in temples, scriptures, and classical literature. In Language of the Immortals, renowned scholar and critic G. N. Devy uncovers the astounding paradox of Sanskrit—an ancient language that shaped Indian thought, philosophy, and identity for millennia, yet was never truly a language of the people.

With rigorous scholarship, Devy dismantles enduring myths and offers a revealing commentary on Sanskrit’s historical and cultural trajectory. He shows how it achieved unsurpassed prestige not through conquest or commerce, but sheer intellectual brilliance. He explores the way in which Sanskrit shaped intellectual life across centuries, influenced cultures beyond India, and maintained its prestige through the oral tradition and spiritual symbolism rather than the patronage of the state.

This concise yet profound work reimagines what it means for a language to live on—long after it has ceased to be spoken.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

G. N. Devy is currently the Senior Professor of Eminence and Director, School of Civilization, Somaiya Vidyavihar University and was previously the Obaid Siddiqi Chair Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, and Director, Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh, and Professor of English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Aleph Book Company
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 936523543X
• ISBN 13: 9789365235432
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 96
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• Personne responsable: non disponible