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The Ezourvedam is a forgery "consisting of certain 'Vedic' materials translated by Jesuits with the intention of isolating elements most in harmony with Christianity". [1] [2] [3] Rather than being an original Sanskrit work, the Ezourvedam turned out to be a French text that was written by French Jesuits and meant to be translated into Sanskrit. [4]

History and authorship

A manuscript called Ezourvedam was given to Voltaire in 1760 by Louis-Laurent de Féderbe, Chevalier de Maudave. [5] The text was in French, and said to be[ by whom?] a French translation of a Sanskrit original. [5] Voltaire was enthusiastic about the work, had it copied and brought it to the attention of others. [5] It was first published in 1778 [4] (Voltaire died that same year). The genuineness of the Ezourvedam was first questioned in 1782; the doubts were confirmed in 1822. [4] Rather than an original Sanskrit work, the Ezourvedam turned out to be a French text that was written by French Jesuits and meant to be translated into Sanskrit. [4]

Title

The name Ezourvedam was sometimes taken to be a corruption of Yajurveda, [4] but the Ezourvedam has nothing in common with the Yajurveda. [4] The Ezourvedam itself refers to the Yajurveda as Zozu-vedam. [4] "Ezour" is the sandhi form of "Ezous-", that is, "Jezus", based on the Latin pronunciation that used by the Jesuits. [6] The name "Ezourvedam" means something like "Gospel of Jesus". [6]

Content

Ezourvedam is a French text in the form of a dialogue between two Vedic sages, one monotheist and one polytheist, they conclude the monotheism of 'pristine Hinduism' points to Christian truth and Hinduism is monotheism masquerading as polytheism concealing monotheism. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cowan 2010, p. 40.
  2. ^ App 2011, p. 52.
  3. ^ a b Doniger, Wendy. (March 2014). On Hinduism. Oxford. ISBN  9780199360079. OCLC  858660095.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Maurer 1988, p. 327.
  5. ^ a b c Maurer 1988, p. 326.
  6. ^ a b Maurer 1988, p. 328.

Sources

Further reading

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ezourvedam is a forgery "consisting of certain 'Vedic' materials translated by Jesuits with the intention of isolating elements most in harmony with Christianity". [1] [2] [3] Rather than being an original Sanskrit work, the Ezourvedam turned out to be a French text that was written by French Jesuits and meant to be translated into Sanskrit. [4]

History and authorship

A manuscript called Ezourvedam was given to Voltaire in 1760 by Louis-Laurent de Féderbe, Chevalier de Maudave. [5] The text was in French, and said to be[ by whom?] a French translation of a Sanskrit original. [5] Voltaire was enthusiastic about the work, had it copied and brought it to the attention of others. [5] It was first published in 1778 [4] (Voltaire died that same year). The genuineness of the Ezourvedam was first questioned in 1782; the doubts were confirmed in 1822. [4] Rather than an original Sanskrit work, the Ezourvedam turned out to be a French text that was written by French Jesuits and meant to be translated into Sanskrit. [4]

Title

The name Ezourvedam was sometimes taken to be a corruption of Yajurveda, [4] but the Ezourvedam has nothing in common with the Yajurveda. [4] The Ezourvedam itself refers to the Yajurveda as Zozu-vedam. [4] "Ezour" is the sandhi form of "Ezous-", that is, "Jezus", based on the Latin pronunciation that used by the Jesuits. [6] The name "Ezourvedam" means something like "Gospel of Jesus". [6]

Content

Ezourvedam is a French text in the form of a dialogue between two Vedic sages, one monotheist and one polytheist, they conclude the monotheism of 'pristine Hinduism' points to Christian truth and Hinduism is monotheism masquerading as polytheism concealing monotheism. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cowan 2010, p. 40.
  2. ^ App 2011, p. 52.
  3. ^ a b Doniger, Wendy. (March 2014). On Hinduism. Oxford. ISBN  9780199360079. OCLC  858660095.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Maurer 1988, p. 327.
  5. ^ a b c Maurer 1988, p. 326.
  6. ^ a b Maurer 1988, p. 328.

Sources

Further reading


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