Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Rivista | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Fascicolo | 57 | 2021
Articolo | Due indianisti e una Commissione. Carlo Formichi, Oreste Nazari e il progresso degli studi sanscritici in Italia

Due indianisti e una Commissione. Carlo Formichi, Oreste Nazari e il progresso degli studi sanscritici in Italia

Abstract

This paper aims to retrace a piece of the history of Indian studies in Italy between the 19th and 20th centuries. Specifically, it builds on the unpublished documents from the works of the October 1905 Examination Commission – consisting of Michele Kerbaker, Emilio Teza, Fausto Gherardo Fumi, Paolo Emilio Pavolini, and Ernesto Giacomo Parodi – tasked with assessing the scientific and academics titles of Carlo Formichi and Oreste Nazari, who had held temporary Sanskrit chairs in Pisa and Palermo since 1901, in view of promoting them to tenured positions. This is a valuable case-study to understand the dynamics of the development of Indian studies in post-unification Italy, as well as the reciprocal influences between scholars and the reception of contemporary publications in the Orientalistic field.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 16 Marzo 2021 | Accettato: 26 Aprile 2021 | Pubblicato 30 Giugno 2021 | Lingua: it

Keywords Oreste NazariCarlo FormichiSanskrit Studies in ItalyHistory of Oriental StudiesHistory of Indian Studies in Italy


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