Scholars and Prophets: Sociology of India from France in the 19th-20th Centuries

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The book deals with the long and rich  scholarship on India in France since the beginning of 19th Century, with particular reference to the work of Louis Dumont. It considers the works of scholars and the essayists, poets, or esotericists who published on India and shows that Dumont has been influenced by both groups. The  book draws on archives and empirical material. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Introduction Prologue Part I Genesis of a Learned Milieu 1. The conquest of scholarly legitimacy 2. Orientalism and prophetic discourse 3. The struggle for institutional autonomy Part II Scholars and Prophets 4. The field of production of discourses on India 5. Scholarly practice 6. Prophetic Logic 7. Study of Hinduism as a disciplinary issue Part III Social Science and Indigenous Science 8. Louis Dumont and the Brahmanical science 9. Louis Dumont and the cunning of reason 10. The avatars of scholarship on India Conclusion: Sociology put to the test of India Postscript: Notes on the construction of a research subject Postface to the English-Language Edition Appendix. Multi Correspondence Analysis List of documents, tables and diagrams Sources and Bibliography General Index Names Index