Language and power in pre-colonial western India
Textual hierarchies, literate audiences and colonial philology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2684249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Veena Naregal (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-294 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Indian Economic & Social History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-4646 • E-ISSN: 0973-0893 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001946460003700301 |
| OpenAlex | W1985580199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article examines the relationship between language, power, and textual production in precolonial western India. It argues that the hierarchy of textual genres, ranging from elite Sanskrit śāstras to vernacular performance traditions, reflected and reinforced existing social hierarchies. Naregal analyzes how different literate audiences engaged with these texts and how colonial philology subsequently shaped the understanding of these textual traditions. By focusing on the dynamics of textual production and reception, the article challenges conventional narratives of a monolithic "Indian" literary tradition and highlights the diverse linguistic landscape of precolonial western India
Archaeology · Colonialism · Feminism · Linguistics · Philology · Power (physics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2017 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |