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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... Ancient India : Its Cultural and Spiritual Legacy Chapter 10 : The Spiritual Heritage of Ancient India 165 Chapter 11 : The Birth of Science in Ritual 195 Chapter 12 : Vedic Myths and Their Astronomical Basis 229 Chapter 13 : India and ...
... Ancient India : Its Cultural and Spiritual Legacy Chapter 10 : The Spiritual Heritage of Ancient India 165 Chapter 11 : The Birth of Science in Ritual 195 Chapter 12 : Vedic Myths and Their Astronomical Basis 229 Chapter 13 : India and ...
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... India and the West have had a shared history going back many thousands of years . Sanskrit is the oldest of any of the Indo - European languages . The ancient Vedic culture of India resembles the ancient European , par- ticularly the ...
... India and the West have had a shared history going back many thousands of years . Sanskrit is the oldest of any of the Indo - European languages . The ancient Vedic culture of India resembles the ancient European , par- ticularly the ...
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New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. third to fifth millennium B.C. and earlier . The recent geological dis- covery that the Sarasvati , the preeminent river of Rig - Vedic times , went dry around 1900 B.C. as a result ...
New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. third to fifth millennium B.C. and earlier . The recent geological dis- covery that the Sarasvati , the preeminent river of Rig - Vedic times , went dry around 1900 B.C. as a result ...
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New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. least 50,000 years . The analysis of the genetic evidence suggests that the splitting up of the Indic and the European people took place as long as 9000 years ago . Meanwhile no ...
New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. least 50,000 years . The analysis of the genetic evidence suggests that the splitting up of the Indic and the European people took place as long as 9000 years ago . Meanwhile no ...
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New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. carts , cylinder seals , cosmology , formal law , and bicameral political congress . Most of the " first time ever " claims made for the Sumerians have in recent years been exposed ...
New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak, David Frawley. carts , cylinder seals , cosmology , formal law , and bicameral political congress . Most of the " first time ever " claims made for the Sumerians have in recent years been exposed ...
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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