The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration DebateWestern scholars have argued that Indian civilization was the joint product of an invading Indo-European people--the "Indo-Aryans"--and indigenous non-Indo European peoples. Although Indian scholars reject this European reconstruction of their country's history, Western scholarship gives little heed to their argument. In this book, Edwin Bryant explores the nature and origins of this fascinating debate. |
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... proposal, and Indian civilization was construed as the joint product of an invading IndoEuropean people—the IndoAryan branch of the family—and indigenous nonIndoEuropean peoples. Yet although taking it upon themselves to determine the ...
... proposal, and Indian civilization was construed as the joint product of an invading IndoEuropean people—the IndoAryan branch of the family—and indigenous nonIndoEuropean peoples. Yet although taking it upon themselves to determine the ...
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... proposed route to India, across central Asia and chapter 11 examines the problems associated with identifying them in the archaeological record within the subcontinent. Chapter 12 examines the various attempts made to date Sanskrit ...
... proposed route to India, across central Asia and chapter 11 examines the problems associated with identifying them in the archaeological record within the subcontinent. Chapter 12 examines the various attempts made to date Sanskrit ...
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... would wish to be drawn” (Jones 1788, 225). Eager to settle the matter, Jones undertook the responsibility of unraveling Indian chronology for the benefit and appeasement of his disconcerted colleagues: “I propose to lay before.
... would wish to be drawn” (Jones 1788, 225). Eager to settle the matter, Jones undertook the responsibility of unraveling Indian chronology for the benefit and appeasement of his disconcerted colleagues: “I propose to lay before.
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... propose to lay before you a concise history of Indian chronology extracted from Sanskrit books, attached to no system, and as much disposed to reject Mosaick history, if it be proved erroneous, as to believe it, if it be confirmed by ...
... propose to lay before you a concise history of Indian chronology extracted from Sanskrit books, attached to no system, and as much disposed to reject Mosaick history, if it be proved erroneous, as to believe it, if it be confirmed by ...
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Contents
Early Indian Responses | |
Vedic Philology | |
Linguistic Substrata in Sanskrit Texts | |
Linguistic Evidence from outside of India | |
The Viability of a South Asian Homeland | |
The Indus Valley Civilization | |
The Evidence | |
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