Gentoo studies

[Michael Witzel]

>> Shrisha Rao wrote:

>>I still must point out that "Western scholarship" of
>> Indic studies is often as guilty of the same sins, ...
>>  For instance, there are elaborate rules of philology,
>> linguistics, etc., in regard to the Vedas which have been around for ages
>> and are part of the classical Vedic tradition, which are conveniently
>> ignored by people propounding "Western scholarship" (which of course
>>         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> includes many Indians as well) of the Vedas, and said people may also be
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> rightly accused of not knowing what they're talking about .
>> >>>


Which  "elaborate rules of philology, linguistics, etc., in regard to the
Vedas"
are you referring to ??

Otherwise  the above statement is empty ...


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