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  1. Ptolemy and Purāṇa: Gods Born as Men. [REVIEW]W. Randolph Kloetzli - 2010 - Journal of Indian Philosophy 38 (6):583-623.
    This is an addendum to an earlier essay on the Purāṇic cosmograph interpreting it in terms of the principles of stereographic projection: Kloetzli (Hist Relig 25(2): 116–147, 1985). That essay provided an approach to understanding the broad structures of the Purāṇic cosmograph but not the central island of Jambudvīpa or its most important region (varṣa) of Bhārata. This addendum focuses on the works of Ptolemy as a resource for understanding the Purāṇic materials. It reaffirms the broad outlines of earlier conclusions, (...)
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  • Myriad Concerns: Indian Macro-Time Intervals (Yugas, Sandhyās and Kalpas) as Systems of Number. [REVIEW]W. Randolph Kloetzli - 2013 - Journal of Indian Philosophy 41 (6):631-653.
    This article examines the structures of the epico-Purāṇic divisions of time (yugas/sandhyās/kalpas) and asks what is joined by the Purāṇic ages known as yugas or joinings. It concludes that these structures reflect a combining of three systems of number—Greek acrophonic, Babylonian sexagesimal and Hindu decimal— represented as divisions of time. Since most interpretations of these structures, particularly yugas, focus on questions of dharma and its decline over the various ages rather than on number, it asks in conclusion if there is (...)
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