[INDOLOGY] The so-called German Indology

[Philipp Maas]

Dear Colleagues,

I just came along the recent publication by Adluri and Bagchee entitled
“The Nay Science. A History of German Indology,” (Oxford, New York: Oxford
University Press, 2014). This book claims on its first page to demonstrate
that “the application of the text-historical method [the authors use this
term as a synonym for historical-critical methods in general] is not
scientific [their translation of “wissenschaftlich”], … in the majority of
cases, the textual histories German scholars came up with using this method
were a projection of their fantasies.”



In reading these lines, I get quite puzzled. Are historical-critical
methods in general flawed, or only when practiced by Germans?





I would be grateful for suggestions.





With best wishes,



Philipp Maas


-- 
Dr. Philipp A. Maas
Universitätsassistent
Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
Universität Wien
Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 2, Eingang 2.1
A-1090 Wien
Österreich
univie.academia.edu/PhilippMaas


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