age of the purANas

[Gregory Bailey]

Dear McComas,

More likely 400-1200, with many Upapuraa.nas much later.

Cheers,

Greg Bailey


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From: Indology on behalf of McComas Taylor
Sent: Mon 5/7/2007 1:54 PM
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Subject: age of the purANas
 
Dear Colleagues

Is it fair to say that the scholarly consensus is that the purANas took 
their current form between 500-1000 CE?

Our library's copy of Rocher's book on the purANas has gone west, so I 
cannot check it.

With thanks in advance

McComas

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