On Jul 27, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Philipp Maas <philipp.a.maas@gmail.com> wrote:PhilippBest regards,Dear Howard,I think that writing each other mails starting with "please note" will lead to nothing. Moreover, discussing the intent of Dominik's mail will probably also not lead to much. My interpretation was based on his statement "Indology is not the problem, it is the solution" (quoted from memory).
In the end, we are in the middle of the Orientalism discourse that the two of us cannot bring to an end. My personal view is that indology or orientalist scholarship was frequently misrepresented in this discourse, but I shall not try to convince you of this.
I would rather suggest to keep a friendly tone in our discussions, to which admittedly I myself could have contributed more in my impulsive reaction to your mail.2015-07-27 16:14 GMT+02:00 Howard Resnick <hr@ivs.edu>:1. Please note that ‘Indology’, as an unqualified term, would imply those engaged in it.2. Dominik seemed to take it that way since he gave many example of individual Indologists at different historical times, rather than appeal, as you do, to a general academic discipline and its guiding principles, however well or poorly followed in specific instances.Best,HowardOn Jul 27, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Philipp Maas <philipp.a.maas@gmail.com> wrote:PhilippPlease note that Dominik said "Indology" and not "all Indologists at all times".Best,2015-07-27 15:32 GMT+02:00 Howard Resnick <hr@ivs.edu>:Despite my profound agreement with Dominik on the great good that Indology has done, I struggle with the statement below, since it seems to claim for all Indologists at all times a moral and methodological purity that history clearly belies. Please note that Al Collins said ‘at times’, a phrase that leaves open and debatable the frequency and severity of problems within Indology.Best,HowardOn Jul 27, 2015, at 3:18 PM, Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk@gmail.com> wrote:In this sense, it *is* indeed very controversial to say that "Indology has at times been part of this misunderstanding."
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