Temple Desecration in Pre-modern India and Indo-Muslim States
A Discussion Beyond Historiography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20179638 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Babul Roy (0000-0003-3090-2673, Assistant Registrar, General (Social Studies), Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 159-192 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indian Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-9836 • E-ISSN: 0975-5977 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/03769836231174662 |
| OpenAlex | W4382396066 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Recent articles on temple desecration in pre-modern India and Indo-Muslim states by Richard M. Eaton published in Frontlilne have contributed to the popular Western narratives about India and Indian history. There are many contested areas, misunderstandings and misinterpretations in Eaton’s deliberations on the problem arising out of the conventional historiographic method. Here, an attempt has been made to critically review some of the arguments of Eaton on temple desecration in pre-modern India in a wider methodological perspective, that is, beyond historiography. The historiographic evidence alone in interpreting Indian history may not be enough in view of the complexity of Indian situation, thus necessitating validation of historiography by careful application of contemporary ethnological evidence, circumstantial material evidence and specific Indian contextual situation
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Circumstantial evidence · Historiography · Indian history · Literature · Narrative · Temple · Visual arts · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |