The Pandit
Author | : Axel Michaels |
Publisher | : Manohar Publishers |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 817304435X |
ISBN-13 | : 9788173044359 |
Rating | : 4/5 (5X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Pandit written by Axel Michaels and published by Manohar Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a traditional sense, the Indian institution of the "pandit" denoted an individual that was a scholar, teacher, adviser, spiritual adviser, specialist, and legal expert says Michaels (classical Indology, U. of Heidelberg, Germany). He presents 13 essays that are at once an examination of the role of the pandit in current Sanskrit scholarship and a festschrift to one particular pandit, K. Parameswara Aithal. The essays explore the nature of being a pandit, examine conflicts between western methods of scholarship and the pandit's approach to the acquisition and preservation of knowledge, and provide profile of past and present pandits. Distributed by South Asia Books. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR