The Indo-German identification : reconciling South Asian origins and European destinies, 1765 - 1885

The Indo-German identification reconciling South Asian origins and European destinies, 1765 - 1885

Teilw. zugl.: New York, NY, City Univ. of New York, Diss., 2006 u.d.T.: Cowan, Robert: The Indo-Germans: an Aryan romance

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1. Verfasser: Cowan, Robert (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Rochester, NY u.a. Camden House 2010
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
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National characteristics, German > History > Intellectuals > Ideals (Philosophy) > Social aspects > Public opinion > India > Foreign public opinion, German > Germany > Relations > Civilization > Intellectual life > Hochschulschrift > Deutschland > Indien > Kulturbeziehungen > Geschichte 1765-1885
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Zusammenfassung:Teilw. zugl.: New York, NY, City Univ. of New York, Diss., 2006 u.d.T.: Cowan, Robert: The Indo-Germans: an Aryan romance
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.
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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 225 S.
24 cm
ISBN:1571134638
1-57113-463-8
9781571134639
978-1-57113-463-9