REWRITING HISTORY: A CRITIQUE
History and historiography, whether scientific or non-scientific, deal with the known events and personalities of the past, and the developments that have been shaping the destiny of humanity for a period of time. Although history seems to provide an explanation of various events in terms of a cause...
Published in: | Journal of Dharma |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
2003
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2003, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-149 |
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History
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Summary: | History and historiography, whether scientific or non-scientific, deal with the known events and personalities of the past, and the developments that have been shaping the destiny of humanity for a period of time. Although history seems to provide an explanation of various events in terms of a cause-effect relationship, that, too, with an apparent sense of objectivity, what was (and is) being handed down to us as history is not completely objective. Of course, history, as a branch of knowledge, is not merely a chronological listing of all events from the past. |
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ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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