In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient IndiaFor decades, schoolbooks have taught that Sumer was the cradle of civilization. Conventional scholarship has also held that Aryan civilization came to India by way of invasions from the north. But in this ground-breaking book, three renowned scholars show that there was no "Aryan invasion," and that India, not Sumer, was the cradle of civilized humanity. Through exploring the rich symbols, metaphors, and myths of the Vedas, this book also examines the wealth of India's spirituality and its relevance for today's world. |
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... European family 47 Table 2 : Grammatical phrases showing the close relationship be- tween Sanskrit and various European languages 48 Table 3 : Hymns and groups in the Rig - Vedic books Table 4 : Rig - Vedic altar of books 204 ...
... European family 47 Table 2 : Grammatical phrases showing the close relationship be- tween Sanskrit and various European languages 48 Table 3 : Hymns and groups in the Rig - Vedic books Table 4 : Rig - Vedic altar of books 204 ...
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... European languages . The ancient Vedic culture of India resembles the ancient European , par- ticularly the Celtic , which had similar orders of priests and bards . The question of whether the Indic peoples and the Europeans shared the ...
... European languages . The ancient Vedic culture of India resembles the ancient European , par- ticularly the Celtic , which had similar orders of priests and bards . The question of whether the Indic peoples and the Europeans shared the ...
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... European worldview between the second and sixth centu- ries A.D. , before the Christian scholastics ushered in an era of Aristo- telian dominance that lasted until the sixteenth century and paved the way for modern science . Long before ...
... European worldview between the second and sixth centu- ries A.D. , before the Christian scholastics ushered in an era of Aristo- telian dominance that lasted until the sixteenth century and paved the way for modern science . Long before ...
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... European people took place as long as 9000 years ago . Meanwhile no solid evidence of any mi- gration , much less invasion of populations from Central Asia into India , has yet to be found . India has emerged as the oldest continuous ...
... European people took place as long as 9000 years ago . Meanwhile no solid evidence of any mi- gration , much less invasion of populations from Central Asia into India , has yet to be found . India has emerged as the oldest continuous ...
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... EUROPE Egyptian Civilization AFRICA ASIA AMERICA Chinese Civilization Indus - Sarasvati Civilization Sumerian Civilization , Equator Tropic of Cancer Olmec & Maya Civilization can learn only one lesson from history : that humanity so ...
... EUROPE Egyptian Civilization AFRICA ASIA AMERICA Chinese Civilization Indus - Sarasvati Civilization Sumerian Civilization , Equator Tropic of Cancer Olmec & Maya Civilization can learn only one lesson from history : that humanity so ...
Contents
Revisioning the Past Envisioning the Future | 3 |
The Vedas Pyramids of the Spirit | 13 |
The Aryans Exploding a Scientific Myth | 45 |
An Archaeological Surprise The Cities of the Indus Valley | 61 |
The Great Catastrophe and the Reconstruction of the Early Indic Civilization | 77 |
The Vedic Peoples in the Land of the Seven Rivers The Literary Perspective | 101 |
Deciphering the IndusSarasvati Script | 127 |
The Dawn of the Indic Civilization The Neolithic Town of Mehrgarh | 143 |
The Spiritual Heritage of Ancient India | 165 |
The Birth of Science in Ritual | 195 |
Vedic Myths and Their Astronomical Basis | 229 |
India and the West | 249 |
The Vedas and Perennial Wisdom | 269 |
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