Tradition, Dissent & Ideology

Author: R ChampakalakshmiS Gopal/Publisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2001Language: EnglishPages: 358ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195654420 DescriptionThis collection of essays in honor of Romila Thapar on the themes of tradition, dissent, and ideology, shows how the discourse of continuity remains significant in legitimizing and carrying through changes within tradition. While problems of a binary opposition between tradition and modernity have long been recognized, a simple inversion with an overemphasis on change is also problematic. This collection of essays on the themes of tradition, dissent, and ideology, which are central to Romila Thapar’s concerns, shows how the discourse of continuity remains significant in legitimizing and carrying through changes within tradition. Further, the dialectic of accommodation and marginalization, and the concurrent tendencies of homogenization and differentiation are also explored. The volume covers a time span from the Vedic age to the Nehruv