Hindu Temples – What Happened to Them is a two-volume book by Sita Ram Goel, Arun Shourie, Harsh Narain, Jay Dubashi and Ram Swarup.[1] The first volume was published in the Spring of 1990.
The first volume includes a list of 2,000 mosques that the authors claim were built on Hindu temples, based primarily on the books of Muslim historians of the period or inscriptions found on mosques. The second volume excerpts from medieval histories and chronicles and from inscriptions concerning the destruction of Hindu, Jain and Buddhisttemples. The authors claim that the material presented in the book as "the tip of an iceberg".[citation needed]
The book contains chapters about the Ayodhya debate. The appendix of the first volume contains a list of temple-destructions and atrocities that the authors claim took place in Bangladesh in 1989. The book also criticizes "Marxist historians", and one of the appendices of the second volume includes a questionnaire for "Marxist professors", one of whom was an Indian historian Romila Thapar.[citation needed]
Receptionedit
Cynthia Talbot, writing in 1995 about religious identities in pre-modern India, noted temple desecration to have been on the rise in Andhra Pradesh only since the late sixteenth century—while such a statistic did hold true for Goel's too, she cautioned that his estimates were "largely inflated" as a result of his uncritical reliance upon Perso-Arabic chronicles and inscriptions.[2] Romila Thapar has criticized Goel's list, arguing that he does not understand how to read historical sources contextually.[3]
^Alyssa Ayres; Philip Oldenburg (2005). India Briefing: Takeoff at Last?. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 127–. ISBN978-0-7656-1593-0. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^Talbot, Cynthia (1995). "Inscribing the Other, Inscribing the Self: Hindu-Muslim Identities in Pre-Colonial India". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 37 (4): 717. doi:10.1017/S0010417500019927. ISSN 0010-4175. JSTOR 179206. S2CID 111385524.
^Romila Thapar et al.: Communalism and the Writing of Indian History, People's Publishing House, Delhi 1987 (1969), pp. 15–16, and repeated in her letter to Mr. Manish Tayal (UK), 7-2-1999, concerning Arun Shourie: Eminent Historians, ASA, Delhi 1998. Manish Tayal: "Romila Thapar's reply to 'Eminent Historians'", 16-2-1999. "Koenraad Elst Who is a Hindu? (2001)
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Online version:
---Volume 1 First Edition (There is also a second revised and enlarged edition.[1] The online version is the first edition.)
hindu, temples, what, happened, them, hindu, temples, what, happened, them, volume, book, sita, goel, arun, shourie, harsh, narain, dubashi, swarup, first, volume, published, spring, 1990, hindu, temples, what, happened, themauthorsita, goel, arun, shourie, ha. Hindu Temples What Happened to Them is a two volume book by Sita Ram Goel Arun Shourie Harsh Narain Jay Dubashi and Ram Swarup 1 The first volume was published in the Spring of 1990 Hindu Temples What Happened to ThemAuthorSita Ram Goel Arun Shourie Harsh Narain Jay Dubashi Ram SwarupCountryIndiaLanguageEnglishSubjectHinduismGenreNon fictionPublication date1991ISBN81 85990 49 2 Volume 1 ISBN 81 85990 03 4 Volume 2 OCLC41002522LC ClassDS422 C64 H562 1998 Contents 1 Contents 2 Reception 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksContents editThe first volume includes a list of 2 000 mosques that the authors claim were built on Hindu temples based primarily on the books of Muslim historians of the period or inscriptions found on mosques The second volume excerpts from medieval histories and chronicles and from inscriptions concerning the destruction of Hindu Jain and Buddhist temples The authors claim that the material presented in the book as the tip of an iceberg citation needed The book contains chapters about the Ayodhya debate The appendix of the first volume contains a list of temple destructions and atrocities that the authors claim took place in Bangladesh in 1989 The book also criticizes Marxist historians and one of the appendices of the second volume includes a questionnaire for Marxist professors one of whom was an Indian historian Romila Thapar citation needed Reception editCynthia Talbot writing in 1995 about religious identities in pre modern India noted temple desecration to have been on the rise in Andhra Pradesh only since the late sixteenth century while such a statistic did hold true for Goel s too she cautioned that his estimates were largely inflated as a result of his uncritical reliance upon Perso Arabic chronicles and inscriptions 2 Romila Thapar has criticized Goel s list arguing that he does not understand how to read historical sources contextually 3 See also editMuslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent Conversion of non Islamic places of worship into mosquesReferences edit Alyssa Ayres Philip Oldenburg 2005 India Briefing Takeoff at Last M E Sharpe pp 127 ISBN 978 0 7656 1593 0 Retrieved 29 December 2020 Talbot Cynthia 1995 Inscribing the Other Inscribing the Self Hindu Muslim Identities in Pre Colonial India Comparative Studies in Society and History 37 4 717 doi 10 1017 S0010417500019927 ISSN 0010 4175 JSTOR 179206 S2CID 111385524 Romila Thapar et al Communalism and the Writing of Indian History People s Publishing House Delhi 1987 1969 pp 15 16 and repeated in her letter to Mr Manish Tayal UK 7 2 1999 concerning Arun Shourie Eminent Historians ASA Delhi 1998 Manish Tayal Romila Thapar s reply to Eminent Historians 16 2 1999 Koenraad Elst Who is a Hindu 2001 External links editOnline version Volume 1 First Edition There is also a second revised and enlarged edition 1 The online version is the first edition Volume 2 Second Enlarged Edition dd http www worldcat org title hindu temples what happened to them oclc 732112011 amp referer brief results bare URL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hindu Temples What Happened to Them amp oldid 1220529085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
