Orientalism in the margins: the interest in indian antiquity in nineteenth century Italy

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Autor(a) principal: Vicente, Filipa Lowndes
Data de Publicação: 2010
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/11164
Resumo: By analyzing the interest in Indian antiquity and Hindu culture in the context of Florence between the decades of 1860s and 1880s, this article reveals how Orientalist knowledge circulated outside a colonial space. Many Indian scholars, or European scholars based in India, demonstrated their interest in being linked to the initiatives of the Italian Sanskritist Angelo De Gubernatis in Florence. On the one side these intellectual relationships showed how Indians had an active role in the elaboration of knowledge on India. On the other, this dialogue between Florence and India – mostly through personal correspondence published in Orientalist journals – revealed the conflicts and unequal hierarchies inherent to what was identified as “European knowledge” on India, and what was considered “local knowledge” on India. Florentine Orientalism is an example of an institutional, intellectual and exhibiting experience which questions the association between the production of knowledge and forms of colonial power that tend to prevail in studies on Colonial India throughout the second half of the 19th century, while inscribing orientalist knowledge within a more globalised and transnational perspective.
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spelling Orientalism in the margins: the interest in indian antiquity in nineteenth century ItalyBy analyzing the interest in Indian antiquity and Hindu culture in the context of Florence between the decades of 1860s and 1880s, this article reveals how Orientalist knowledge circulated outside a colonial space. Many Indian scholars, or European scholars based in India, demonstrated their interest in being linked to the initiatives of the Italian Sanskritist Angelo De Gubernatis in Florence. On the one side these intellectual relationships showed how Indians had an active role in the elaboration of knowledge on India. On the other, this dialogue between Florence and India – mostly through personal correspondence published in Orientalist journals – revealed the conflicts and unequal hierarchies inherent to what was identified as “European knowledge” on India, and what was considered “local knowledge” on India. Florentine Orientalism is an example of an institutional, intellectual and exhibiting experience which questions the association between the production of knowledge and forms of colonial power that tend to prevail in studies on Colonial India throughout the second half of the 19th century, while inscribing orientalist knowledge within a more globalised and transnational perspective.Repositório da Universidade de LisboaVicente, Filipa Lowndes2014-06-05T18:14:25Z20102010-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/11164engVicente, F. L. (2010). Orientalism in the margins: the interest in indian antiquity in nineteenth century Italy. Res Antiquitatis: journal of ancient history. Vol. 1, 11-3info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T15:57:10Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/11164Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:34:55.860447Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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description By analyzing the interest in Indian antiquity and Hindu culture in the context of Florence between the decades of 1860s and 1880s, this article reveals how Orientalist knowledge circulated outside a colonial space. Many Indian scholars, or European scholars based in India, demonstrated their interest in being linked to the initiatives of the Italian Sanskritist Angelo De Gubernatis in Florence. On the one side these intellectual relationships showed how Indians had an active role in the elaboration of knowledge on India. On the other, this dialogue between Florence and India – mostly through personal correspondence published in Orientalist journals – revealed the conflicts and unequal hierarchies inherent to what was identified as “European knowledge” on India, and what was considered “local knowledge” on India. Florentine Orientalism is an example of an institutional, intellectual and exhibiting experience which questions the association between the production of knowledge and forms of colonial power that tend to prevail in studies on Colonial India throughout the second half of the 19th century, while inscribing orientalist knowledge within a more globalised and transnational perspective.
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