[INDOLOGY] Query: Date of the Bhagavatam

[edbryant at rci.rutgers.edu]

Hi George,

See an article I wrote in the Journal of Vaishnava Studies 11:1 Fall
(2002): 51-80, (which also summarized all the dating attempts known to me
at the time ).  As for Hardy's thesis of a Southern provenance and date
based on the Alvars, if I am not mistaken Vasudha Narayanam has critiqued
that, so perhaps you can get a reference to her review.

Best wishes,  EB



> The Bhaagavata was for long regarded as belonging to around the 12th
> century. later an MS of the 12th century was found. The Bh. then should be
> earlier by a few centuries. The exact date is difficult to determine.
> Best
> DB
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 1:45 AM, George Hart <glhart at berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
>> I would be most grateful if someone could post (or email me) the latest
>> ideas about the date of the Bhagavatam. Working mostly with Tamil, I’m
>> not
>> in the loop about such matters and I need to say something in the
>> introduction to my translation of the *Akanāṉūṟu*. (Of course, I
>> will
>> acknowledge any help). Thanks. George Hart
>>
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