Dear list members,
I would like to draw your attention to a special issue of
NTM Zeitschrift für 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:
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
Same authors, Introduction: Indology and Aryanism: Knowledge of India in Nazi Germany—An Invitation for New Research
Maria Framke, Manoeuvring Across Academia in National Socialist Germany: The Life and Work of Devendra Nath Bannerjea
Eli Franco, “There is No Reliable Evidence to Pass Moral Judgment on Frauwallner.”
Erich Frauwallner, Jakob Stuchlik, Walter Slaje, and the Whitewashing of Austrian Indology During the Time of National Socialism
(I wish to take this opportunity to modify my final statement by referring to Axel Michaels, “Sheldon Pollock and German Indology.” In: Hans Harder and Dhruv Raina (eds.), Disciplines and Movements. Conversations between India and the German-speaking World. Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 85-104.)
Baijayanti Roy, Knowledge of India as an Instrument of Nazi Politics: Ludwig Alsdorf, German Indology and Indian Anti-Colonialism
Isabella Schwaderer, “Exotic Sensation” or “Völkisch Art”? Press Reviews of the Indisches Ballett Menaka (Menaka Indian Ballet) on Tour Through Germany, 1936–1938
All articles have Open Access and can be downloaded in
https://link.springer.com/journal/48/online-first
Best wishes and Shanah Tovah,
Eli
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Prof. Dr. Eli Franco
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