Descripción del proyecto
Un viaje al antiguo comercio tamil
En las antiguas cortes reales del sur de la India, el comercio indio y romano (siglos I-IV d. C.) configuró paisajes económicos e históricos, conservados en la literatura tamil antigua. Apoyado por las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, el equipo del proyecto MARITAMIL estudiará este rico patrimonio, centrándose en el texto «Paṭṭiṉappālai». En concreto, ofrece una edición crítica acompañada de un análisis exhaustivo. La fuente única retrata Pukār, un puerto fundamental, donde los barcos griegos intercambiaban oro por pimienta. El equipo de MARITAMIL tiende puentes entre disciplinas como la literatura, la historia y la arqueología para redefinir la historia tamil temprana y el comercio en el océano Índico. Su traducción anotada promete iluminar a la comunidad investigadora mundial, arrojando nueva luz sobre la época india y romana, así como la antigüedad del Asia monzónica.
Objetivo
MARITAMIL seeks to unravel the economic and historical significance of Old Tamil literary sources composed in the ancient South Indian royal courts, which actively engaged in the Indo-Roman trade between the 1st and 4th centuries AD. This epoch marked a pivotal juncture in the region’s history, as evidenced by the rich literary heritage of the Old Tamil Caṅkam corpus, since the economic opportunities inherent in trade relations led to the emergence of ‘early kingdoms’ and triggered their economic rise. The project aims at preparing a new critical edition of the text called Paṭṭiṉappālai from the surviving manuscripts (palm-leaf and paper) accompanied by an exhaustive philological and historical analysis. This unique source provides a window into the life of Pukār, a port on the southern shores of India, where, according to the Tamil texts, Greek ships arrive laden with precious gold and depart carrying the coveted cargo of pepper. The goal is to rethink our conception of early Tamil history and maritime trade with the countries participating in Indian Ocean trade by bringing together sources kept apart and utilised by separate disciplines such as history of literature, history, and archaeology. A new annotated translation will introduce this text to the international research community engaged in Indo-Roman trade and highlight it as a crucial source text for analysing the Monsoon Asia region in antiquity.
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinador
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