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...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Chackalackal, Saju (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2003
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2003, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-149
Further subjects:B 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.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma