Indology
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Indology is the academic study of the history, languages, literature, and cultures of the Indian subcontinent, particularly ancient and classical India.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic discipline
ⓘ
area studies ⓘ humanities field ⓘ |
| developedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ancient India
ⓘ
classical India ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
archaeological interpretation
ⓘ
comparative linguistics ⓘ historical criticism ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| hasSubfield |
Buddhist studies
ⓘ
Dravidian studies ⓘ Jain studies ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
surface form:
Sanskrit studies
Vedic studies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
South Asian studies
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ history ⓘ linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| studies |
cultures of the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
history of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ languages of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ literatures of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| studiesAspect |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ ancient Indian architecture ⓘ ancient Indian art ⓘ ancient Indian law ⓘ ancient Indian philosophy ⓘ ancient Indian religions ⓘ ancient Indian society ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ numismatics ⓘ |
| studiesLanguage |
Tamil
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Tamil
Middle Indo-Aryan ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Indo-Aryan languages
Pali ⓘ Prakrits ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| studiesText |
Buddhist canonical texts
ⓘ
Dharmashastra literature ⓘ Jain canonical texts ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Puranas ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedas ⓘ ancient Indian scientific texts ⓘ classical Sanskrit drama ⓘ classical Sanskrit poetry ⓘ |
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