Sophisticated civilizations can thrive while deliberately ignoring history

Evidence

Ancient India offers the example of an advanced, sophisticated society that did not think that history mattered, and took no trouble to record it. As serious Indian history-writing began with the coming of Islam, most of what we know about pre-Islamic India is either from fragmentary evidence or outside visitors, not from narrative historiography. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1805 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A civilization can be made to pretend it is younger than it is; Another advanced civilization could thrive while neglecting historical record-keeping — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1805; Advanced ancient societies could flourish while neglecting history entirely. (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Another advanced civilization could thrive while neglecting historical record-keeping #corroborates (0.95) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1805
• Advanced ancient societies could flourish while neglecting history entirely. #corroborates (0.95)