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Jul 1, 2021 · As a branch of knowledge, Indology assimilates self-evaluative assessment and introspection, de-localization and redistribution of social practices (disembedding), increased global interaction and interdependence, and engagement with the reconstruction of socio-cultural knowledge from sources.
Nov 1, 2023 · The Indological approach to Indian sociology rested on the assumption that historically Indian society and culture are unique and that this contextual specificity of Indian social reality could be better grasped through the ‘texts.’
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Feb 13, 2019 · Initially, Indian sociology was influenced by colonialism and indology. After Independence, Indian sociology moved towards indigenisation on the one hand and critical examination of the Western theories, concepts and methods of study on the other.
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- 2019
The Indological approach to Indian sociology rested on the assumption that histor-ically Indian society and culture are unique and that this contextual specificity of Indian social reality could be better grasped through the ‘texts.’.
3 days ago · Indologists, such as the German Max Müller, relied heavily on the Sanskritic tradition and saw Indian society as an idyllic village culture emphasizing qualities of passivity, meditation, and otherworldliness.
Indigenisation and use of regional texts, sources and observations weakened the Western impact on Indian sociology. The idea of the founding fathers of Indian sociology provided a plural and multidimensional thrust to sociology in India.
Sep 11, 2023 · The essays look at the activities and careers of prominent Indologists and “India experts” in National Socialism, at the activities of institutions in Germany concerning India, at German war interests in India under British rule, and at the role German Indologists played in pursuing these interests.
