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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... two powerful ideas , which are integral to the Indic civiliza- tion : the idea of living in harmony with nature and the idea that reality has a scientific basis . In the past couple xiv IN SEARCH OF THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION.
... two powerful ideas , which are integral to the Indic civiliza- tion : the idea of living in harmony with nature and the idea that reality has a scientific basis . In the past couple xiv IN SEARCH OF THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION.
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New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. reality has a scientific basis . In the past couple of centuries , these ideas and other India - derived notions have inspired many great schol- ars , scientists , and literary ...
New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. reality has a scientific basis . In the past couple of centuries , these ideas and other India - derived notions have inspired many great schol- ars , scientists , and literary ...
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... reality of overpopulation , hunger , ecological disasters , and new devastating diseases , as well as the ever - present possibility of a nuclear holocaust . On the other hand , science constantly expands our intellectual horizon and ...
... reality of overpopulation , hunger , ecological disasters , and new devastating diseases , as well as the ever - present possibility of a nuclear holocaust . On the other hand , science constantly expands our intellectual horizon and ...
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... reality , making it into an abstraction that cannot give us meaningful guidance . In this book we are trying to answer some of these questions in regard to a civilization that has a very special place in the story of human cultural ...
... reality , making it into an abstraction that cannot give us meaningful guidance . In this book we are trying to answer some of these questions in regard to a civilization that has a very special place in the story of human cultural ...
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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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