German Nationalism and Indian Political Thought - The Influence of Ancient Indian Philosophy on the German Romantics

List of contents

1. The Romantic Germanization (Verdeutschung) of the Indian Heritage 2. Britain’s Discovery of India: The Colonial Rulers and Their Fact-Finding Team 3. The German Indian Renaissance and its Historical Roots 4. Friedrich Schlegel: Indology as the Key to the National and Religious History of the World 5. Otmar Frank: A Breakthrough to the Alleged Iranian-Indian Roots of the Germans 6. Joseph Goerres: The Orient as the Source of the Urreligion and of the Staende-based German Weltstaat 7. Schopenhauer: The India-Rooted "Wisdom of All Ages" vs. the Bible-Based Monotheism

About the author

Alexei Pimenov is a historian, writer, and journalist. His academic research examines the perceptions of India in Europe, specifically within the contexts of European nationalisms.

Summary

This book examines the influence of Indian socio-political thought, ideas, and culture on German Romantic nationalism.

Product details

• Authors: Alexei Pimenov
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780367406196
• ISBN: 978-0-367-40619-6
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Germany, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Nationalism, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy