Overview
Enriches the understanding of the Aryan Invasion Theory which is considered to be empirically weak
Enlightens readers with a new viewpoint of the theory which is applicable to the rise of modern scientific practices
Questions “how” the theory proliferated instead of “whether” the theory is true
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Aryan Invasion Theory
- Social Reformation Movement in India
- Christian Missionary Organisations
- 19th Century Europe
- 19th Century India
- Culture and Imperialism
- Modern Human History
- Post-colonial Studies
- History of Culture
- Intellectual History
- Entangled History
- Political History
- Social Construction of Theory
- Comparative Epistemology
About this book
This book delves deep into the Social Construction of Theory, comparative epistemology and intellectual history to stress the interrelationship between diverse cultures during the colonial period and bring forth convincing evidence of how the 19th century was shaped. It approaches an interesting relation between the linguistic studies of 19th century’s scientific world and subsequent widespread acceptance of the empirically weak theory of the Aryan invasion. To show entangled history in a globalized world, the book draws on the Aryan Invasion Theory to highlight how different socio-religious parties commonly shape a new theory. It also explores how research is affected by the so-called social construction of theory and comparative epistemology, and deals with scholarly advancement and its relation with contemporary socio-political demands. The most significant conclusion of the book is that academic studies are prone to comparative epistemology, even under the strict scrutiny of the so-called scientific methods.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Development of Aryan Invasion Theory in India
Book Subtitle: A Critique of Nineteenth-Century Social Constructionism
Authors: Subrata Chattopadhyay Banerjee
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7755-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7754-9Published: 28 May 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7757-0Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7755-6Published: 17 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 167
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Development and Post-Colonialism, Philosophical Traditions, Political History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Cultural Studies