"The key role played by Lassen in the development of modern ideas of race is not a matter of dispute, but what is less often noted is the central role the MahÄbhÄrata played in his reconstructions of ancient Indian history. If the racism of Gobineau is unimaginable without Lassenās researches, it is equally true that Lassenās researches are unimaginable without the MahÄbhÄrata."
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Adluri, V., & Bagchee, J. (2014). The nay science : a history of German Indology. Oxford University Press.
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Christian Lassen
Christian Lassen (22 October 1800 ā 8 May 1876) was a Norwegian-born, German orientalist and Indologist. He was a professor of Old Indian language and literature at the University of Bonn.
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