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The Dangers of Manichaeism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Dharma Kumar
Dharma Kumar
Affiliation:
Delhi School of Economics
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If Indian history is not timeless, some parts of Indian historiography certainly seem to be. Habib's paper is a notable example, with its reverence for sacred texts, vigilant even of the order in which the great ones are mentioned, and its repetition in substantially unchanged form of arguments that have been made and answered several times already.

I have no stomach for this ancient battle, and do not propose to answer Habib point by point. But those new to the literature should be warned of some of the peculiarities of his style of controversy.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , July 1985 , pp. 383 - 386
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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