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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 (born Dec. 6, 1823, Dessau, duchy of Anhalt [Germany]—died Oct. 28, 1900, Oxford, Eng.) was a German scholar of comparative language, religion, and mythology. Müller’s special areas of interest were Sanskrit philology and the religions of India.
Max Müller. Friedrich Max Müller (December 6, 1823 – October 28, 1900), more commonly known as Max Müller, was a German philologist, mythographer, and Orientalist who virtually created the discipline of comparative religion. He was also one of the founders of the Western academic field of Indian studies and wrote both scholarly and popular ...
May 4, 2018 · Max Müller proposed the ding-dong theory by stating that meaning comes from sounds. According to this hypothesis, the origin of language emerged evolutionary with the names our ancestors gave to objects, activities, and natural occurrences after an identifiable sound associated with it in real life (Mandavilli 2016 ).
May 18, 2019 · This chapter critically examines the role of Max Müller, the pioneer of comparative philology and religious study, in formulating the controversial Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) in India. It explores the sociopolitical and intellectual contexts of his work, and the challenges to his scientific methods and conclusions.
- Subrata Chattopadhyay Banerjee
- 2019
Apr 30, 2016 · 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'.
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Oct 19, 2016 · 13 For Müller’s views on Semitic religion, see his ‘Semitic Monotheism’ (1860), in his Chips from a German Workshop, vol. 1, Essays on the Science of Religion (New York: Scribner, 1869), pp. 337–74; also reprinted in Stone, The Essential Max Müller, pp. 25–42.
