Indomania ko Indophilia: Suna nufin sha'awa ta musamman da Indiyawa da al'adunsu suka haifar a duk faɗin duniya, musamman a tsakanin al'adu da wayewar yankin Indiya, da na Larabawa da na Yammacin duniya (musamman a Jamestown). Sha'awar farko ta Birtaniyya ta mulkin sabbin yankunan da suka mamaye sun tayar da sha'awar Indiya, musamman al'adun ta da tarihin ta. Daga baya mutanen da ke da sha'awa a fannonin Indiya sun zama sanannu a matsayin Masana ilimin Indo da batun su a matsayin Indology. Kishiyarta ita ce Indophobia.[1]

Indomania
Bayanai
Ƙasa Indiya

A tarihi, wayewar Indiya wacce ke ɗaya daga cikin tsoffin manyan ƙasashe an ɗauke ta a matsayin haɗaɗɗun ɗimbin ɗimbin al'adu. Saboda tsohuwar wayewa da gudummawar da ta bayar, akwai asusun manyan mutane da suka ziyarci ƙasar kuma suka bita da yabo.[2]

Philostratus, a cikin littafinsa Life of Apollonius of Tyana, ya fahimci ƙwarewar Apollonius a Indiya, ya rubuta cewa Apollonius ya bayyana:

Manazarta

gyara sashe
  1. Douglas T. McGetchin (2009), Indology, Indomania, and Orientalism: Ancient India's Rebirth in Modern Germany, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, p.17
  2. "Brand New World: How Paupers, Pirates, and Oligarchs are Reshaping Business", .74, by Max Lenderman