Demolishing myths or mosques and temples? : readings on history and temple desecration in medieval India (Record no. 62325)
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| fixed length control field | 01924nam a2200217 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 8188789275 (hb) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 8188789593 (pb) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.5150954 |
| Item number | DEM |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Demolishing myths or mosques and temples? : readings on history and temple desecration in medieval India |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Gurgaon |
| Name of publisher | Three Essays Collective, |
| Year of publication | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 182 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | History, it is said, cannot be studied without reflecting on the practice of historians who narrate it. The articles in this volume introduce readers to the writings of four scholars who study the subject of temple desecration in interesting and different ways. They focus on the ways in which historians study the political culture, events, historical narratives, material remains and aesthetic norms of a time very distant from us. Through their focus on the theme of temple desecration, a subject of considerable import in political rhetoric today, these essays also underline how easily history can be subverted to serve narrow, cynical ends. At a time when history has become so important in the making of the nation s identity, the articles in this book invite the readers to pause and reflect on the craft of history, the exciting and engaging conclusions to which it can lead and the worrying ends to which it can also be nudged. Contents: Introduction Sunil Kumar Indian Art Objects as Loot Richard H. Davis Soman tha: Narratives of a History Romila Thapar Temple Desecration in Pre-Modern India Richard Eaton Islam, Iconoclasm and the Early Indian Mosque Finbarr B. Flood Appendix: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee s Address to the Public Meeting at Somnath on October 31, 2001 Select Bibliography |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mogul Empire |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Hindu temples |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Offenses against religion |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sunil Kumar, Ed. |
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| Koha item type | BK |
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| control field | 15446639 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2008325248 |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 15/09/2021 | 300.00 | 294.5150954 DEM | 53111 | BK |