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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Auteur principal: Chackalackal, Saju (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dharmaram College 2003
Dans: Journal of Dharma
Année: 2003, Volume: 28, Numéro: 2, Pages: 145-149
Sujets non-standardisés:B History
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Résumé: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
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma