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- Title
Coalescing the Romance of Antiquity, Literature, Orient and Imperial Justice: Sir William Jones and the Birth of 'Indology'.
- Authors
Bhatti, Muhammad Shafique; Khan, Muhammad Mumtaz
- Abstract
Two hundred years of 'Indology' have developed a very controversial heritage which is misconceived as the concept of 'Indian Nationalism' owes its origin to 'Indology'. The recent debate on the nature of 'Indology' is restricted to a uni-linear approach of the romance of ancient literature. It ignores the internal dynamic, necessity, process and mechanism working behind the emergence of 'Indology' as a potent field out of 'orientalism. All this can well be approached through a comparative analysis of Sir William Jones' (1746-1794) thought as an 'orientalist' and 'Indologist'. This paper revolves around the theme that Jones had a romance of antiquity, literature, orient and justice, which he found best, coalesced with ancient Indian Sanskrit literature. However, the mechanism and romance of Jones' 'Indology' widened the gulf between major components of Indian society.
- Subjects
INDIA; NATIONALISM; CULTURAL property; ANCIENT literature; JONES, William, Sir, 1746-1794; MIDDLE East specialists; LOVE in literature; INDIC literature; ORIENTALISM in literature; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 2009, Vol 29, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
2074-2061
- Publication type
Article