The Idea of Madhyadeśa in Early India History of a Region's Identity
The Idea of Madhyadeśa in Early India History of a Region's Identity
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The Idea of Madhyadeśa in Early India History of a Region's Identity
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Nagoya: Nanzan University
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Asian folklore studies, 2024-01, Vol.83 (1), p.61-86
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In the premodern world, many communities believed that they were located in the center of the world. The Hindu community, too, invented the idea of Madhyadeśa (Middle Country) in the first millennium BCE. This space was as much a physical landscape as a set of cultural markers. The people of Madhyadeśa were believed to speak a "pure" language, foll...
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The Idea of Madhyadeśa in Early India History of a Region's Identity
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1882-6865
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