The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture - The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate (Paperback)

Western scholars have argued that Indian civilisation must have been the joint product of an invading "Indo-European" people - the "Indo-Aryan" - and indigenous non-Indo-European peoples. Although Indian scholars have consistently and vehemently rejected this European reconstruction of their country's history, Western scholarship has given little heed to their arguments. This book is a study of how various Indian scholars, over the course of a century or more, have rejected the idea of an external origin of the Indo Aryans by questioning the very logic, assumptions and methods upon which the theory is based. Inthe process, Bryant presents a complete exposition and analysis of views from within mainstream academic circles addressing the issue of Indo-Aryan origins.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	March 2004
Authors:	Edwin Bryant (Lecturer on Indology for the Committee for the Study of Religion)
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-516947-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-19-516947-6
Barcode:	9780195169478

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