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- An Introduction to the Study of Indian History is a classic work of Indian historiography by Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi first published in 1956. Through this book Kosambi revolutionised Indian historiography with his realistic and scientific approach. He understood history in terms of the dynamics of socio-economic formations rather than just a chronological narration of "episodes" or the feats of a few great men – kings, warriors or saints. In the very first paragraph of his classic work, An Introduction to the Study of Indian History, he gives an insight into his methodology as a prelude to his life work on ancient Indian history: "The light-hearted sneer 'India has had some episodes, but no history' is used to justify lack of study, grasp, intelligence on the part of foreign writers about India's past. The considerations that follow will prove that it is precisely the episodes — lists of dynasties and kings, tales of war and battle spiced with anecdote, which fill school texts — that are missing from Indian records. Here, for the first time, we have to reconstruct a history without episodes, which means that it cannot be the same type of history as in the European tradition." (en)
- Una Introducción al Estudio de la Historia de la India (en inglés: An Introduction to the Study of Indian History) es una obra clásica de historiografía hindú, escrita por el intelectual hindú Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, siendo publicado por primera vez en 1956. A través de este libro, Kosambi revolucionó la historiografía hindú con su enfoque realista y científico. Comprendió la historia en términos de la dinámica de formaciones socio-económicas, en lugar de una simple narración cronológica de "episodios" o hazañas de unos pocos grandes hombres – reyes, guerreros o santos. En el primer párrafo de esta obra, da una idea de su metodología como preludio a su trabajo de vida en la historia antigua de la India: "La imagen despreocupada de que 'la India ha tenido algunos episodios, pero no historia', es usada para justificar la falta de estudio, comprensión e inteligencia por parte de escritores extranjeros sobre el pasado de la India. Las consideraciones que siguen, son precisamente los episodios — lista de reyes y dinastías, historia de guerras y batallas condimentadas con anécdotas, que son complementadas por textos escolares — que hacen falta en los registros hindúes. Aquí, por primera vez, tenemos que reconstruir una historia sin episodios, lo que significa que no puede ser del mismo tipo de historia que en la tradición europea." (es)
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- Cover of 2012 paperback edition (en)
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- If people cannot distinguish physical from man-made necessity, if they do not consciously search out the hidden laws of matter, they remain helpless in the face of nature. Therefore, later Brahminism greatly restricted both human freedom – the recognition of necessity – and the production of value, which is measured by SOCIALLY NECESSARY labour-time. Science as the cognition of necessity was incompatible with brahmin insistence upon dogma and authority. The incompatibility grew with the practice of forging or rewriting sacred works to order.” (en)
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- — From An Introduction to the Study of Indian History (en)
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- An Introduction to the Study of Indian History is a classic work of Indian historiography by Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi first published in 1956. Through this book Kosambi revolutionised Indian historiography with his realistic and scientific approach. He understood history in terms of the dynamics of socio-economic formations rather than just a chronological narration of "episodes" or the feats of a few great men – kings, warriors or saints. In the very first paragraph of his classic work, An Introduction to the Study of Indian History, he gives an insight into his methodology as a prelude to his life work on ancient Indian history: (en)
- Una Introducción al Estudio de la Historia de la India (en inglés: An Introduction to the Study of Indian History) es una obra clásica de historiografía hindú, escrita por el intelectual hindú Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, siendo publicado por primera vez en 1956. (es)
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