Critically examining the discourse of Indo-European scholarship over the past two hundred years; Aryan Idols demonstrates how the interconnected concepts of “Indo-European†and “Aryan†as ethnic categories have been shaped by; and used for; various ideologies.Stefan Arvidsson traces the evolution of the Aryan idea through the nineteenth century—from its roots in Bible-based classifications and William Jones’s discovery of commonalities among Sanskrit; Latin; and Greek to its use by scholars in fields such as archaeology; anthropology; folklore; comparative religion; and history. Along the way; Arvidsson maps out the changing ways in which Aryans were imagined and relates such shifts to social; historical; and political processes. Considering the developments of the twentieth century; Arvidsson focuses on the adoption of Indo-European scholarship (or pseudoscholarship) by the Nazis and by Fascist Catholics.A wide-ranging discussion of the intellectual history of the past two centuries; Aryan Idols links the pervasive idea of the Indo-European people to major scientific; philosophical; and political developments of the times; while raising important questions about the nature of scholarship as well.
#40516 in Books Pearson 2012-07-01Format: ColorOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.70 x .80 x 9.00l; 2.02 #File Name: 0205905196464 pages
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