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Indology relies on book view and culture and denounces rigorous empirical investigation.
Indology is both an approach to study the Indian Society and also an independent discipline with Indian Society as subject matter. In both the form Indology consists of studying language, beliefs, ideas, customs, taboos, codes, institutions, rituals, ceremonies and other related components of culture. Indology demands inter-disciplinary, multi- disciplinary and cross disciplinary approach.
Indology is also older than Sociology. Many founding fathers of Indian Sociology are also influenced by Indology.
Indology is antique in its origin owing its origin to 1784 by Sir William Jones of Calcutta. It was in the year 1987 that Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal where he introduced the two departments of Sanskrit and Indology. It is the beginning of Indology in India, which has been followed by several other scholars.
1.2. Indology and Orientalism:
Within Indology there is the bifurcation of two studies. That is Indology or Indie studies and Oriental studies. Both of them have some commonalities and differences.
Indology is a sympathetic and positive picture of NonEuropean Society of the East including Indian Society and culture.
Orientalism gives an unsympathetic and negative account of the Indian Society.
Indology is said to be the westerner's labour of love for the Indian wisdom. And Orientalism emerged as the ideological need of the Bristish Empire. Indologist like Jones, Louis Renou and Bougle in France and Wilson in British India are the reputed figure and the Orientalist include Muller, William Archard, Max Weber, Karl Marx.
Indologist over emphasized Indian spiritualist and under emphasized the materialistic culture.
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