[INDOLOGY] INDOLOGY Digest, Vol 69, Issue 18

Arnaud Fournet fournet.arnaud at wanadoo.fr
Thu Oct 18 17:41:06 UTC 2018


I agree that the phrase "shit-and-muck sprinkling system" is somewhat rough.

But I'm quite fed up with the tendency to reductio ad Nazismus of 
Indo-European studies promoted by some people. I have the right to be 
offended by this "method".

So I consider the phrase adequately describes the discourse of these 
people. That's basically what their discourse is about. It's not a 
regular and acceptable scientific discourse.

If you reduce Indo-European studies to Hitler, racism and nazism, don't 
expect to get rose petals in exchange (at least not from me).

With best regards.

Arnaud Fournet


Le 18/10/2018 à 18:00, indology-request at list.indology.info a écrit :
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> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:19:42 +0000
> From: Magnone Paolo<paolo.magnone at unicatt.it>
> To:"indology at list.indology.info"  <indology at list.indology.info>
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Lexical challenge for the OIT
> Message-ID:<82c4ed0d-250d-d632-2018-d273dfca7e7a at unicatt.it>
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>
> Dear  List Members and especially Moderators,
>
> (With no particular wish to side with Koenrad Elst or to participate in the dispute)
>
> A few years back I was reprimanded and even invited to retract just for a jocular remark on someone else?s  ?American-like money-mindedness?. In the meantime the list policy must have changed a lot if it is now deemed fine for a list member to call in earnest a ?shit-and-muck sprinkling system? some other list member?s discourse. Or does it depend on academic status ? some list members may be freely offended, and some must not, even in a dream?
>
> Paolo Magnone
>
> --
> Paolo Magnone
> Sanskrit Language and Literature
> Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milan
> Introduction to Hinduism
> Higher Institute of Religious Sciences - Milan
>
> Jambudvipa  - Indology and Sanskrit Studies (www.jambudvipa.net<http://www.jambudvipa.net>)
> Academia.edu:http://unicatt.academia.edu/PaoloMagnone



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