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- Brill
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- © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0029-5973
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- 1568-5276
- DOI
- 10.1163/156852712X630770
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Abstract
Abstract This essay elucidates ideologically-inspired interpretations of the South Asian archeological record, particularly by those called Hindutvādins , and those who write about (and against) them. I first survey briefly the chief points in the history of archaeology in examining the Indus Valley Civilization. Next, I describe some of the major controversies that reflect claims of Hindutva pseudoarchaeology in the South Asian context. Throughout, I illustrate the increasingly virulent interactions between Hindutva proponents, indigenist theorists, and academic interpreters, and what these debates foretell of the future of Indus Valley studies.
Journal
Numen – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2012
Keywords: Hindutva; Hinduism; Aryan Invasion Theory; Aryan Migration Theory; Out of India Theory; Indigenist Theory; Indus Valley Civilization; Harappa