Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism
Fashion or Necessity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ajay Pratap (0000-0002-8247-2794, Banaras Hindu University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2042-5937 • E-ISSN: 2042-5937 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/aa.12318 |
| OpenAlex | W2141023671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper begins by considering the origins and trajectory of growth of Indian Archaeology, from an Antiquarian stage, through to its present state, which may best be described, positioned between cultural historical, Positivist and Post-positivist approaches. The school of archaeological thought informed by Positivist Philosophy has been called variously as the New Archaeology, Hypothetico-Deductive Archaeology, and more lately as Processual Archaeology (Paddayya, 1990). The school of Indian Archaeology influenced by the Philosophy of Post-positivism or Postmodernism are called variously as the New New Archaeology and Postprocessual Archaeology. This paper traces the growth of Indian Archaeology through its various stages such as Antiquarianism, Indology, Colonial Archaeology, Modern Archaeology, the New Archaeology and now the Postprocessual Archaeology. It seeks to estimate chiefly the impact of the Postprocessual applications in Indian Archaeology
Archaeological theory · Archaeology · Art · Conflict archaeology · Epistemology · Historical archaeology · Literature · Material culture · Positivism · Post-medieval archaeology · Postmodernism · Prehistoric archaeology · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Classics · History · Indian History and Philosophy · Philosophy · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |