The Historicity of Rāma and the Evidence for the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
A historical-critical research report on textual history, archaeology, competing interpretations, and ethical legacy
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Shubham Phougat
History, Belief & the Human Past
Teacher, Researcher, and Chartered Accountant. Interdisciplinary research undertaken in preparation for my PhD thesis, examining philosophy, religious belief, human origins, and the historical and ethical interpretation of texts.
Shubham PhougatTeacher, Researcher & CA
Research areas
- Philosophy
- Human origins
- Religion & belief
- Ethics & history
RESEARCH PAPERS
Belief, history & philosophy.
31 reports from my thesis research.
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31 research papers
The Vedas: Origins, Knowledge and the Question of Truth
The four Vedas and their textual layers; composition and geography; oral transmission and surviving manuscripts; creation hymns; translation and interpretive history
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The Mahābhārata and the Bhagavad Gītā
Moral Dilemmas, Ethical Compromise, Divine Strategy and the Practical Meaning of Dharma
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Morality, Dharma and the Politics of Victory
Krishna and Shakuni, Pandavas and Kauravas, and Karna’s Decisive Role
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From Life to the Gods
Human Origins, Ancient Creation Narratives, and the Historical Making of the Divine
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The Human Search for Wisdom
A Global History of Philosophy, Its Schools, Poets, and the Questions of God, Creator and Creation
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The Sacred and the Social Order
How religious ideas became sources of moral authority, social hierarchy, political legitimacy and personal meaning across civilizations
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Does God Exist?
A Bayesian and Philosophical Inquiry into Divinity, Religious Claims, and Human Belief
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The Human Need for Purpose
Evolution, Cognition, Consciousness, and the Radical Possibility of Simply Being
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Civilizations: Rise, Prosperity, Transformation and Legacy
Origins, social and economic systems, kings and courts, scholarship, religion, crises and enduring influence across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas
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Administrative Economies of Mesopotamia & Egypt
Taxation, Land Tenure, Temple Economies, Labour Obligations and Provincial Governance reconstructed from documents and archaeology
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Traditions, States and Transformations
A comparative historical study of Vedic traditions, Buddhism, Jainism, the Mauryas, Guptas, Cholas, Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire
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China’s Imperial State
Dynastic Capacity, Agrarian Taxation, Examinations, Regional Elites, Commercialisation, Frontier Politics and Social Mobility
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Africa’s Historical Worlds
A source-critical study of Aksum, Kush/Nubia, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, the Swahili city-states, and Great Zimbabwe
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The Indigenous Polities of the Americas
A comparative history of Maya kingdoms, the Mexica Triple Alliance, Tawantinsuyu, Cahokia and other Indigenous political worlds
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The Connected World
A comparative history of the Indian Ocean, Sahara, Silk Roads and Atlantic worlds
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The Inca Empire
Tawantinsuyu: Power, Society, Religion, Law, Economy, Conquest and Collapse
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India and Southeast Asia
Geography, History, Society, Religion, Political Economy, Law and Contemporary Geopolitics
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The Mexica-Led Triple Alliance
The Aztec Empire: Power, Society, Religion, Law, Economy, Conquest and Collapse
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The Qing Empire
Power, Society, Religion, Law, Economy, Expansion and the End of Imperial Rule
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Kant’s Moral Philosophy and the Existence of God
A Critical Research Monograph on Autonomy, Practical Reason, the Highest Good, and Rational Faith
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