History of India
Objectives
a) Understand the main historical processes of India in conexion with its geographical and chronological dimensions;
b) Understand the specificities of Indian civilization;
c) Know the main and most recent historiographical interpretations of the subjects studied;
d) Be able to work with historical documents of the same;
e) Develop ability to communicate orally and in writing, integrating the vocabulary and specific categories of the themes.
General characterization
Code
711051149
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Alexandra Maria Pinheiro Pelúcia
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
- - CLOTHEY, Fred W., Religion in India: A Historical Introduction, Nova Iorque - Oxon, Routledge, 2006.
- - DURAND-DASTÈS, François, Géographie de l’Inde. Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1988.
- - EATON, Richard M., India in the Persianate Age 1000-1765, s.l., Penguin Books, 2020.
- - MINES, Diane P., Caste in India, Ann Harbor, Association for Asian Studies, 2009.
- - STEIN, Burton, A History of India, ed. David Arnold, 2ª ed., s.l., Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- - THAPAR, Romila, The Penguin History of Early India – From the Origins to AD 1300, Londres, Penguin Books, 2003.
Teaching method
Theoretical lessons are based in lectures conducted by the teacher. Practical lessons are based on the discussion of topics by students, under the guidance of the teacher, using the presentation, analysis and commentary of documental sources, critical bibliography, audiovisual products, maps and other iconographic materials.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - Completion of two written tests (50% each). (100%)
Subject matter
I. The Indian world: geographical and population contexts
II. Historical beginnings: from the ‘false start’ in the Indus Valley to the Aryan invasions
III. Social organisation and differentiation: structuring impacts
IV. Indian religions: origins, developments and syncretisms
V. From the first states to the first empires
VI. Islamisation: from the first invasions to the Grand Moghul Empire; Hindu oppositions
VII. The construction of British India: from the time of the trading posts to the era of the Raj
VIII. The evolution of Indian nationalism and independence