The prophetic traditions of the Quran and the Hadis inspire history-writing in Arabic. The detailed reference to the Prophet and their followers of the past mentioned in the Quran created a historical sense among the Muslims. This created awareness about time and historical facts among the Muslims, who then realized the need to complete them […]
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The Christian Historiography of Medieval Ages In the historiography of the European Middle Ages, from the 5th century to the 15th century, historia and chronica were used for sequencing and inscribing the past. Historia, according to Isidore of Seville, means ‘a narration of facts’. And this term got a deeper meaning with the use of
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The dating systems of Early India The scope of history today has expanded considerably. History is no longer a chronicle of kings. Still, historians have sought to include histories of everything, from classes regarded as marginal and insufficient to regions considered peripheral. Considering this scope of history, the writings in ancient India, like Puranic genealogies,
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Prasastis and Charitas of Early Historical Writings in India The scope of history today has expanded considerably. History is no longer a chronicle of kings. Still, historians have sought to include histories of everything, from classes regarded as marginal and insufficient to regions considered peripheral. Considering this scope of history, the writings in ancient India,
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The scope of history today has expanded considerably. History is no longer a chronicle of kings. Still, historians have sought to include histories of everything, from classes that are regarded as marginal and insufficient to regions that are regarded as peripheral. Considering this scope of history, the writings in ancient India are very narrow in
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Charles Gardener says, “No other ancient nation possesses records of its whole past so voluminous, so continuous and so accurate”. J. K. Fairbank says, “No people have been more interested in their past than the Chinese, for them it was the model for the present and the primary source of information on human society”. The
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Greco-Roman History Writing Traditions The tradition of history-writing was started in ancient Greece, and the first known author who used the term “history” was Herodotus. The works of Herodotus, who is regarded as the father of history, and his successors have been considered the measuring yardsticks for other historical works. And the features of their
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Ideologies play a significant role in a historical account cause history captures the past, present, and future. The past and the present shape the presentation of history about the future. Through the understanding of the past and the present, a historian presents their view on the future. The ideological elements, however, play their important role
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The principle of objectivity is one of the most essential principles in historical writing, as it has become the basis for interpreting events for centuries. Objectivity has been a vital element for Western historians who believe they are objective at the core of their writing and interpretation of historical data and events. This belief of
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The “why” is very important in history. History writing begins with ‘why’. Unlike other social sciences, history does not analyze a category of events but focuses on specific happenings to understand the reason behind that particular event. Instead of explaining why the revolution happened, historians try to understand why the French Revolution happened. Historians concentrate
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