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From: Mittal Sushil <mittals@ERE.UMontreal.CA>
VEDIC "ARYANS" AND THE ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION
A literary and scientific perspective
By N S Rajaram and David Frawley. With a foreword by Klaus K Klostermaier
"The facts referred to in this work are incontrovertible.
The conclusions drawn have a high degree of plausibility.
Consequently, the implications are nothing less than
sensational....Rajaram and Frawley are true pioneers
blazing new trails."
Klaus K. Klostermaier
Department of Religion, University of Manitoba
_Vedic "Aryans" and the origins of civilization_ arrives at far-reaching
conclusions about ancient history and civilization by combining new
insights into the meaning of the Vedas and other ancient Indian
scriptures with scientific analysis of ancient sources. By systematic
comparisons of Indian, Egyptian, and Babylonian science, it shows that
Harappan civilization corresponds to that of the Sutric period, which
came after the Vedic period. From this, it follows that the Rg Veda is
the product of an earlier layer of civilization (before the rise of
Egypt, Sumer, and the Indus Valley). As a result, this book argues the
currently held view of Mesopotamia as the cradle of civilization is no
longer tenable.
Another far-reaching consequence of this research is that the "Aryan"
invasion of India can be challenged by both science and literature. This
book shows that the Aryan-invasion theory is a product of European
politics--notably German nationalism and British colonial policy. It
provides evidence that the demise of civilization in Sumer, Egypt, and
the Indus Valley was brought about by a three-hundred-year drought that
began in 2200 BCE.
The book also provides an explanation for the distribution of
Indo-European langauges from India to Ireland. Based on accounts of
migrations found in ancient Indian works, it offers a radically new
perspective that no one interested in ancient history can afford to ignore.
And much much more ......
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Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Political history of the "Aryan" invasion
Chapter 2: The "Aryan" problem in Vedic literature
Chapter 3: A chronological synthesis for ancient Indian civilization
Chapter 4: Vedic India and the origins of civilization
Supplement: The end of Harappa and global climatic changes
Notes
Appendix 1: Ancient Indian and contemporaneous civilizations:
Proposed chornology
Appendix 2: Ancient Indian and contemporaneous civilizations:
Conventional chronology
Glossary
References cited
Index
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ISBN 1-896064-00-0
Regular Price: US$ 19.95
Student: US$ 9.98, a 50% saving off the regular price.
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