Hinduism And Its Sense of History

by Arvind Sharma

It is virtually an axiom in the study of Hindu religion and culture that the Hindu lived in a mythic universe and lacked a sense of history. In this succinct book, Arvind Sharma draws on a wide array of primary and secondary sources to examine this proposition detail.The book begins by considering the emergence of the axiom itself and goes on to explore the pervasive role this axiom has played in virtually all fields of Indian studies, from historiography to literature studies.The author then catalogues and examines the various response this alleged absence of a historical sense on the part of the Hindus has evoked.About the Author:--------------------Arvind Sharma is Birks Professor of comparative Religious at Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada. He is the author of numerous books including The Philosophy of Religion: A Buddhist perspective 1995 and classical hindu thought An Introduction 2000.