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Chargement... Indo-Aryan Controversy: Evidence and Inference in Indian Historypar Edwin Bryant
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Like Thomas Trautmann (The Aryan Debate), EDWIN E. BRYANT and LAURIE L. PATTON give voice to the different points of view in the fierce controversy about the earliest history of the Indian subcontinent. In particular, the question is whether the proto-Hindoeist civilization only took shape in the course of the 2nd and 1st millennium bce , after the arrival of Indo-Aryan speakers, or earlier under what is known as the Harappan-Indus civilization, in the 3rd millennium bce, and therefore whether the latter was already Indo-Aryan-speaking. As I explained in my reviews of the books of Andrew Robinson and Thomas Trautman, that question is a sensitive one, especially among today's Hindu nationalists. Because they do not want to hear that their culture has an external origin. Bryan and Patton do not really take a stand themselves, and argue for respect and dialogue. They see their book mainly as an attempt to find common ground, to get away from polemic. More about that in my History account on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6398067534 ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
For the first time in a single volume, this book presents the various arguments in the Indo-Aryan controversy. It also provides a template for the basic issues addressing four major areas: archaeological research, linguistic issues, the interpretation of Vedic texts in their historical contexts, and ideological roots. The volume ends with a plea for a return to civility in the debates which have become increasingly, and unproductively, politicized, and suggests a program of research and inquiry upon which scholars from all sides of the debate might embark. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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