Proferes, Theodore N., Vedic Ideals of Sovereignty and the Poetics of Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9892906 |
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| Authors | Jarrod L Whitaker (Wake Forest University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-212 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indo-Iranian Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7246 • E-ISSN: 1572-8536 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/000000008789916408 |
| OpenAlex | W2038614770 |
| Language | EN |
Indo-Iran J (2008) 51: 209–212 DOI 10.1007/s10783-008-9104-z B O O K R E V I E W Proferes, Theodore N., Vedic Ideals of Sovereignty and the Poetics of Power [American Oriental Series 90], New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society, 2007, pp. 167. 0-940490-21-8. $ 54,– Jarrod L. Whitaker © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008 Theodore N. Proferes has written an immensely rewarding and cogent monograph. It examines a number of central poetic motifs in the ancient Indian liturgical corpus that express and reflect ideals of sovereignty, political unity, and cosmic power. The general argument is that the authors of the
Argument (complex analysis · Art · Literature · Physics · Poetics · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sovereignty · Theology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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