The creation of a legendary Orientalist : Sir John Woodroffe as 'Arthur Avalon' in Calcutta
The thesis studies the collaboration between Sir John Woodroffe and his Bengali friend Atal Bihari Ghose. Together they created the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon who produced a considerable volume of works on Tantra from 1913 onwards, and brought about a revolution in attitudes to this prev...
Main Author: | Taylor, Kathleen |
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SOAS, University of London
1998
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.300497 |
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