See the attached article by a well known French scholar, named MALAMOUD Charles.
GRIFFITHS Arlo
École française d'Extrême-Orient
From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi <c.ram-prasad@lancaster.ac.uk>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 11:07 AM
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Subject: [INDOLOGY] on smara
Could anyone point me to an explanation for the semantic overlap or slippage in ‘smara’ from memory/recollection to a name for kAma-deva?
Thank you.
Ram-Prasad
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy
Lancaster University