German Nationalism and Indian Political Thought

Name: German Nationalism and Indian Political Thought
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

German Nationalism and Indian Political ThoughtThe Influence of Ancient Indian Philosophy on the German Romantics\nAuthor(s): Alexei Pimenov\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032400747, 978-1032400747\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the influence of Indian socio-political thought, ideas, and culture on German Romantic nationalism. It suggests that, contrary to the traditional view that the concepts of nationalism have moved exclusively from the West to the rest of the world, in the crucial case of German nationalism, the essential intellectual underpinnings of the nationalist discourse came to the West, not from the West. \n\nThe book demonstrates how the German Romantic fascination with India resulted in the adoption of Indian models of identity and otherness and ultimately shaped German Romantic nationalism. The author illustrates how Indian influence renovated the scholarly design of German nationalism and, at t.