Publication details
Obraz Indie v dílech starověkých Řeků
| Title in English | The Image of India by ancient Greek authors |
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Nový Orient |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | Knowledge of India in the West; Greek literature; Alexander the Great; Monsters; Indian ascetics |
| Description | The article deals with the image of India in treatises of ancient Greek authors. Ideas about India as the land of treasures, monsters and also wise ascetics had an enormous impact on western medieval imagination. |
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