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Friedrich Max Müller ( German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈmaks ˈmʏlɐ]; [1] [2] 6 December 1823 – 28 October 1900) was a British philologist and Orientalist of German origin. He was one of the founders of the Western academic disciplines of Indology and religious studies. Müller wrote both scholarly and popular works on the subject of Indology.
Max Müller was a German scholar of comparative language, religion, and mythology. Müller’s special areas of interest were Sanskrit philology and the religions of India. The son of Wilhelm Müller, a noted poet, Max Müller was educated in Sanskrit, the classical language of India, and other languages
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi like all the other institutes in India, is known as Max Mueller Bhavan – in honour of Max Müller (1823-1900), a scholar of comparative religion and co-founder of modern Indian studies. The institute organises and promotes a wide spectrum of cultural events in Delhi and other north Indian cities with the aim of presenting German culture, particularly its contemporary aspects, in India. ...
Dec 6, 2016 · Let's have a look at lesser-known facts about Max Muller: Muller was named after his mother's elder brother, Friedrich, but later in life, he adopted 'Max' as a part of his surname because he thought that Muller was too common; According to a letter which Muller wrote to his wife, it has been revealed that he was especially employed to translate the Vedas in such a way that the Hindus lose faith in them;
Max Mueller Bicentennial. Friedrich Max Mueller, philologist and scholar, would have turned 200 in December 2023. A German scholar, philologist, orientalist and Indologist, he significantly transformed the disciplines of science of religions and comparative study of languages. The import of his legacy, however, endures through his extensive ...
Oct 19, 2016 · While at Leipzig, Max Müller published a new edition of his father’s Griechenlieder (1844), reflecting his personal interest in his father’s work and also establishing his cultural and literary lineage in the public’s mind. He also, however, published a translation of the Hitopadesha—a collection of Sanskrit fables concerning statecraft—the same year. Footnote 12 Müller’s interest in tracing the roots of language extended his research not just to philosophy but also to ...
May 18, 2019 · Max Müller (n.d., p. 141) This is the first instance, where the intentions of Müller to propose a religion is found. While it is conceived only within the scope of saints and gods in the context of India, for Müller, he had the examples of von Bunsen (setting up an Prusso-Anglican church in Jerusalem) and Martin Luther , who started as a protestant reformer, leading to form a church.
Sacred Books of the East. The Sacred Books of the East is a monumental 50-volume set of English translations of Asian religious texts, edited by Max Müller and published by the Oxford University Press between 1879 and 1910. It incorporates the essential sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam.. All of the books are in the public domain in the United States, and most or all are in the public domain in many other countries. Electronic ...
Apr 30, 2016 · The Essential Max Müller. : J. Stone. Springer, Apr 30, 2016 - Science - 367 pages. Max Müller is often referred to as the 'father of Religious Studies', having himself coined the term 'science of religion' (or religionswissenschaft) in 1873. It was he who encouraged the comparative study of myth and ritual, and it was he who introduced the ...
Max Müller is often referred to as the 'father of Religious Studies', having himself coined the term 'science of religion' (or religionswissenschaft) in 1873. It was he who encouraged the comparative study of myth and ritual, and it was he who introduced the oft-quoted dictum: 'He who knows one [religion], knows none'. Though a German-born and German-educated philologist, he spent the greater part of his career at Oxford, becoming one of the most famous of the Victorian arm-chair scholars. ...
