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Querying the Medieval

By Inden, Ronald B.

Querying the Medieval

By Inden, Ronald B.

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Indologist Ronald Inden has in the past raised questions about the images of a "traditional" or "medieval" India deployed by colonial scholars and rulers--"Orientalists"--and has also argued that a history of "early medieval" India very different from both the colonial and nationalist accounts could be written. This volume is designed as an important first step towards that goal. The authors look closely at three genres of texts that have been crucial to the representations of precolonial India. All three essays challenge not only colonialist scholarship but the attempts by religious nationalists to identify Hinduism as the essence of national identity in India and Buddhism as the essence of nationality in Sri Lanka.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
244
Release Date:
2000-06-08
Publication Date:
1999-11-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195124308
ISBN13:
9780195124309
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
552 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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