Large and comprehensive, this book may be difficult reading for. Indology is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the indian subcontinent most specifically the modernday states of india, pakistan, bangladesh, sri lanka, maldives, nepal and the eastern parts of afghanistan, and as such is a subset of asian studies. In the 21st century, a notable amount of indomania has been recorded due to indias improvement related to economic conditions, political changes, activism, etc. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone. Alf hiltebeitel, professor of religion and human sciences, george washington university the nay science is more than a history of german indology. Indology and comparative linguistics in germany, 17501958, 275. Read the fulltext online edition of indology, indomania, and orientalism.
India in russian orientalism travel narratives and beyond. He is currently the arvind raghunathan professor of south asian studies at the department of middle eastern, south asian, and african studies at columbia university. Pollock is a scholar of sanskrit, the intellectual and literary history of india, and comparative intellectual history. Nevertheless books are written and congresses held with the orienf as their main focus. One was the anglicist camp and the other was the orientalist camp. This essay is critical of indology and the related disciplines in the social. Investigating the growth of indology the study of east indian texts, literature, and culture and the diffusion of this knowledge about ancient india within. In the wake of 18th century pioneers like henry thomas colebrooke or august wilhelm schlegel, indology as an academic subject emerges in the 19th century, in the context of british india, together with asian studies in general affected by the romantic orientalism of the time. It was during this period that indology as a systematized modern discipline was established due to the.
Orientalism is a term used by art historians and literary and cultural studies scholars for the imitation or depiction of aspects in middle eastern, south asian, and east asian cultures eastern world. Indology or indian studies is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of india and as such is a subset of asian studies the term indology in german indologie is often associated with german scholarship, and is used more commonly in departmental titles in german and continental european universities than in the anglophone academy. In his extraordinarily influential book orientalism, edward said argued that western knowledge about the orient in the postenlightenment period has been a systematic discourse by which europe was able to manageeven producethe orient politically, sociologically, militarily, ideologically, scientifically, and imaginatively. Orientalism and religion offers us a timely discussion of the implications of contemporary postcolonial theory for the study of religion. The immense learning and analytical sharpness of the book is evident from the very first chapter postorientalist strategies explored.
Ancient indias rebirth in modern germany 97816114748. Mcgetchin jan 1, 2010 fairleigh caste 8,558 words view diff exact match in snippet view article find links to article british administrators, augmenting a discourse that had already dominated indology. Thinking about german indology during the years 193345 and about forms of precolonial domination in south asia in this framework, however, suggests that the question orientalism, at least in its common contemporary sense, is usually thought to poseto what degree were. Orientalism and german indology article in international journal of hindu studies 153 december 2011 with 41 reads how we measure reads. The hardcover of the indology, indomania, and orientalism. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Click read now pdf download, get it for free, register 100% easily. Essential, and still eyeopening, orientalism remains one of the most important books written about our divided world. Swadeshi indology rajiv malhotra infinity foundation. Welcome to friendly what are you looking for book orientalism and religion. While these are details of the papers selected for publication, details of the entire conference and the various video segments from si1 can be found here. Indology or indian studies is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and. Dravidology is the separate branch dedicated to the dravidian languages of south india. Orientalism is one of the greatest and most influential of books of ideas to be published since the end of the european empires.
A history of german indology 97801999361 by adluri, vishwa and a great selection of similar new, used. One may wonder about the choice of russian travel literature for the portrayal of russian orientalism. A history of german indology 97801999361 by adluri, vishwa and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Ancient indias rebirth in modern germany by douglas t. Ronald inden is an american indologist, and professor emeritus in the departments of history. In pollocks brief reference to rhys davids, orientalism in. He has presented more than a dozen papers at academic conferences in north america, europe, and south asia, including harvard university, humboldt university, heidelberg universitys south asia institute, and the max mueller bhavan in new delhi, india. For generations now it has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire and with each passing year its influence becomes if anything even greater. Translations of major hindu texts in the sacred books of the east began in 1879. The best books on the orient and orientalism five books.
Ancient indias rebirth in modern germany 97816114748 by mcgetchin, douglas t. Said was born in 1935 in jerusalem, raised in jerusalem and cairo, and educated in the united states, where he attended princeton b. On sheldon pollocks ns indology and vishwa adluris core. Swadeshi indology conference series comprise one of the activities of infinity foundation india. As is well known, western indology helped formulate and legitimise the british colonial policies and played a very crucial role in the successful colonisation and oppression of the indian peoples. This series has been envisioned to counter the 250yearold narrative of western indology, the genre of orientalism that focuses on india. In his highly celebrated but also provoking book orientalism 2, edward said 1935. In this highlyacclaimed work, edward said surveys the history and nature of western attitudes towards the east, considering orientalism as a powerful european ideological creation a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the otherness of. The democratic nature of its politics has led many world leaders to praise indian politics. This book exhibits such traces of academic thrust and parry, especially in the matter of fachlich disputation. Study of the orient and orientalism has evolved considerably since edward saids seminal study of 1978.
Yet despite these protestations, the sheer length of his diatribe and the four years of gestation he needed to produce it suggest that. In this wideranging, intellectually vigorous study, said traces the origins of orientalism. Orientalism is a constant one, and since the late eighteenth century there has been a considerable, quite disciplinedperhaps even regulatedtraffic between the two. Edward said in his 1978 book of the same title as subtle and persistent eurocentric prejudice against araboislamic peoples and their culture in the course of academic study. Hindu texts in dravidian languages are considered disciplines in indology. Indology or south asian studies is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of india and as such is a subset of asian studies the term indology or in german indologie is often associated with german scholarship, and is used more commonly in departmental titles in german and continental european universities than in the anglophone academy. As per swadeshi indology website,the swadeshi indology conference series has been envisioned to counter the 250yearold narrative of western indology, the genre of orientalism that focuses on. Travel narratives and russian orientalism travel literature as the focus of study this is a book about seven russian travel narratives in and about india, set in the general context of russian orientalism and indology. More than three decades after its first publication, edward saids groundbreaking critique of the wests historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the east has become a modern classic. Specifically, indology includes the study of sanskrit literature and hinduism along with the other indian religions, jainism, buddhism, sikhism, and pali literature. Said, in which the author developed the idea of orientalism to define the wests historically patronizing representations of the eastthe societies and peoples who inhabit the places of asia, north africa, and the middle east. Saids orientalism british indologists were respected, admired and felt. Murali balaji, open magazine the nay science is more than a history of german indology.
Here i come to the third meaning of orientalism, which is something more historically and materially defined than either of the other two. Buy indology, indomania, and orientalism by douglas t. Insouciant, outrageous, arbitrary, false, absurd, astonishing, recklessthese are some of the words bernard lewis nyr, june 24 uses to characterize what he interprets me as saying in orientalism 1978. Mcgetchin is the author of indology, indomania, and orientalism 0. The swadeshi indology conference series has been envisioned to counter the 250yearold narrative of western indology, the genre of orientalism that focuses on india. Investigating the growth of indology the study of east indian texts, literature, and culture and the diffusion of this knowledge about ancient india within nineteenthcentury germany, this work contextualizes approaches to contact by historically grounding them in a contemporary history of german culture, education, and science. Their assertion, backed by correspondences between indologists and their own published works, is not so much a critique of orientalism as it is a surgical evisceration of the scholarly field that has developed over nearly two centuries. These thoroughly researched essays examine the accounts of german travellers to india, the early indological project of friedrich schlegel, the politics and history of the university disciplines of indology and comparative linguistics, the scholarly reception and reaction to the bhagavadgita and buddhism, indologys relation to racial theory, and more. In this highlyacclaimed work, edward said surveys the history and nature of western attitudes towards the east, considering orientalism as a powerful european ideological creation a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the otherness of eastern culture, customs and beliefs. Indology or indian studies is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of india and as such is a subset of asian studies. The corrupting impact of brahmanical priestcraft served german indology as a cover by which to talk about catholics, jews, and other semites. Indology and comparative linguistics in germany, 17501958 d.
By 1903 in germany there were fortyseven professors, including twentysix full professors, of aryan studies, a category that included, as its major component, indology the study of ancient east indian texts, literature, and culture. The politics of the chair of indology at german universities in the nineteenth century. The terms indologist and orientalist are frequently used interchangeably. Lewiss verbosity scarcely conceals both the ideological underpinnings of his position and his extraordinary. Papers preprint versions a4 format are made available here. Orientalism was defined by the late columbia university prof. Richard king examines the way in which notions such as mysticism, religion, hinduism and buddhism are taken for granted. Indology or south asian studies is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of india and as such is a subset of asian studies. George steiner, an authority on comparative literature, once referred to the honorable scars of books originating in an academic dissertation new yorker, 25 april 1977, p. Indologists project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In his extraordinarily influential book orientalism, edward said argued that western knowledge about the orient in the postenlightenment period has been a systematic discourse by which europe was able to manageeven producethe orient politically, sociologically, militarily, ideologically, scientifically, and. You can read all your books for as long as a month for free and will get the latest books notifications. List of books and articles about orientalism online.
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