03-23-2007, 05:58 AM
This indeed is an impressive list. IMVHO I think the majority of 'knowledge' on India has been generated between start of renaissance and now. And i have seen a peculiar pattern where the contemporary events in Europe (and now the US after WW2) reflects invariably in the kind of 'knowledge' that gets generated. It would be interesting to see a tree-type structure or perhaps a two dimensional study done which locates the scholar involved, the trendy thing to do at the time and the kind of knowledge generated.
When i say trendy things i mean events like
1. start of renaissance
2. evolution theory
3. unification of germany
4. french revolution
5. rise of nazism.
6. fascism.
7. WW1
8. WW2
9. marxism
10. vietnam war
11. fall of soviet union
12. 9-11
13. etc..
These elements have to be refined ofcourse but this provides a framework for the mental makeup of the indologists at the time.