Skeletons in the Sanskrit closet
This essay proposes that we cannot write a history of Sanskrit studies without locating it in the settler colonial history of the United States. It provides examples of anti-Black racism in the writings of early Sanskritists, and recommends that we understand them as Americans. It concludes by argui...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2021]
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| In: |
Religion compass
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Issue: 5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Indology
/ Sanskrit language
/ Text
/ Racism
/ Blacks
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBM Asia KBQ North America |
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| Summary: | This essay proposes that we cannot write a history of Sanskrit studies without locating it in the settler colonial history of the United States. It provides examples of anti-Black racism in the writings of early Sanskritists, and recommends that we understand them as Americans. It concludes by arguing for alternative minority histories in the field. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12396 |