[INDOLOGY] German Indology and National Socialism

[Eli Franco]

Dear friends and colleagues,
I was surprised by the intellectual dishonesty of Prof. Slaje  
displayed in his recent publication referred to below. I will respond  
briefly after the holiday season.
With best wishes,
Eli


Zitat von Walter Slaje via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>:

> Dear Colleagues,
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> I would like to draw your attention to a recent critique of one of the
> articles announced by Prof Franco in his post of 22 September 2023, and
> will be happy to send a PDF to those who have difficulty accessing the
> article:
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> https://zdmg.harrassowitz-library.com/article/ZDMG/2024/2/11
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> If you are interested in a copy, please contact me off-list.
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> Best regards,
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> Walter Slaje
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> From franco at uni-leipzig.de  Fri Sep 22 08:54:26 2023
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> From: franco at uni-leipzig.de (Eli Franco)
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> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:54:26 +0200
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> Subject: [INDOLOGY] German Indology and National Socialism
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> Dear list members,
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> I would like to draw your attention to a special issue of NTM Zeitschrift
> f?r Geschichte der Wissenschaften, Technik und Medizin/ NTM Journal of the
> History of Science, Technology and Medicine on German Indology and National
> Socialism, which contains the  following articles:
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> Moritz Epple, Maria Framke, Eli Franco, Horst Junginger, and  Baijayanti
> Roy, Where do we Stand in the Historiography of Small  Disciplines in Nazi
> Germany? The Case of Indology
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> Same authors, Introduction: Indology and Aryanism: Knowledge of India
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> in Nazi Germany?An Invitation for New Research
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> Maria Framke, Manoeuvring Across Academia in National Socialist
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> Germany: The Life and Work of Devendra Nath Bannerjea
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> Eli Franco, ?There is No Reliable Evidence to Pass Moral Judgment on
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> Frauwallner.? Erich Frauwallner, Jakob Stuchlik, Walter Slaje, and the
> Whitewashing
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> of Austrian Indology During the Time of National Socialism
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> (I wish to take this opportunity to modify my final statement by
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> referring to Axel Michaels, ?Sheldon Pollock and German Indology.? In:
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> Hans Harder and Dhruv Raina (eds.), Disciplines and Movements.
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> Conversations between India and the German-speaking World. Hyderabad:
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> Orient BlackSwan, 85-104.)
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> Baijayanti Roy, Knowledge of India as an Instrument of Nazi Politics:
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> Ludwig Alsdorf, German Indology and Indian Anti-Colonialism
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> Isabella Schwaderer, ?Exotic Sensation? or ?V?lkisch Art?? Press
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> Reviews of the Indisches Ballett Menaka (Menaka Indian Ballet) on Tour
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> Through Germany, 1936?1938
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> All articles have Open Access and can be downloaded in
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> https://link.springer.com/journal/48/online-first
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> Best wishes and Shanah Tovah,
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> Eli
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> --
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> Prof. Dr. Eli Franco
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> Hegergasse 8/15
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> Wien 1030
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> Austria


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Prof. Dr. Eli Franco
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Wien 1030
Austria