CLAS 2520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Max Müller, Chariot Racing, Solar Phenomena

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2520
• Professor: Rob Nau

Document Summary

Studied sanskrit (classical language of india) in berlin and paris: settled in oxford, england and became the chair of comparative philology (position was created for him) He promoted india and tried to stress in his research the similarities between indian culture and. But we have to be very careful not to over-stress his accomplishments. He was racist and supported a two-race theory in india: we see him at his worst in his pride over his accomplishments in changing the views of. He wanted to priviledge them and their class because he was a sanskrit scholar. The return in his mind of the white english to conquer indian and force their will over india. Muller(cid:859)s starti(cid:374)g point in myth is with william jones and his work in language. One of the main figures to put together the relation of sanskrit to latin and ancient greek. These are shared words as appeared in different languages.