The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195137779
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Book Synopsis The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture by : Edwin Bryant

Download or read book The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture written by Edwin Bryant and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-06 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work studies how Indian scholars have rejected the idea of an external origin of the Indo-Aryans, by questioning the logic assumptions and methods upon which the theory is based.

The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (213 download)

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Book Synopsis The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture by : Edwin F. Bryant

Download or read book The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture written by Edwin F. Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Vedic Aryans and the Origins of Civilization

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Vedic Aryans and the Origins of Civilization by : Navaratna Srinivasa Rajaram

Download or read book The Vedic Aryans and the Origins of Civilization written by Navaratna Srinivasa Rajaram and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Quest of the Dates of the Vedas

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Publisher : Partridge
ISBN 13 : 1482834251
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)

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Book Synopsis In Quest of the Dates of the Vedas by : Premendra Priyadarshi

Download or read book In Quest of the Dates of the Vedas written by Premendra Priyadarshi and published by Partridge. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dates of the four Vedas, as well as the homeland of the Indo-European-speaking people, have been two unresolved issues in the Indian history. This book uses the robust information recently emerging from archaeo-botanical studies, particularly palinology, as well as that originating from the researches in geology, archaeology, and genetics. The information generated from these scientific studies provides a vivid picture of the last ten thousand years of Europe and Asia. This picture has been matched against the information about the plants, animals, and climate contained in the four Vedic Samhitas, as well as that emerging from the philological studies. The final picture emerges that the Rig-Veda was composed between 8000 BC and 6000 BC, Sama-Veda between 6000 BC and 5500 BC, Yajur-Veda between 5500 BC and 2500 BC, or perhaps 2000 BC, and the Atharva-Veda between 1500BC and 1300 BC. The investigation also reveals that the Indo-European words for "lion" "kesari" "singh" "camel" "ustra" "ostrich" "opium" "lotus" etc. characteristically Indian animals and plants, have existed in the Indo-European vocabulary, although not noticed so far. That exercise fixes the location of the Indo-European homeland in Northwest India at about 10,000-8,000 BC.

In Search of the Cradle of Civilization

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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788120820371
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis In Search of the Cradle of Civilization by : Georg Feuerstein

Download or read book In Search of the Cradle of Civilization written by Georg Feuerstein and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this pathbreaking book, the authors show that the ancient Indians were no primitives but possessed a high spiritual culture, which not only influenced the evolution of the Western world in decisive ways but which still hs much to teach us today. India's archaic spirituality is codified in the rich symbols, metaphors and myths of the magnificent Rig-Veda, which is shown to be much older than has been widely assumed by scholars. The present book also unravels the astonishing mathematical and astronomical code hidden in the Vedic hymns. Anyone interested in ancient cultural history, India, archaeo-astronomy or spirituality will find this well researched and cross-cultural work spellbinding and enriching.

Ancient History of Vedic Culture

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537540122
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis Ancient History of Vedic Culture by : Stephen Knapp

Download or read book Ancient History of Vedic Culture written by Stephen Knapp and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient History of India's Vedic Culture Vedic culture has its own history, the tradition of which takes it back to the beginning of time. This book is not a typical review of the history of India, but explains what the pre-historic traditional Vedic background is, its basis, and how it developed and expanded through time. We also look at a number of artifacts that prove the ancient existence of some of the most important aspects of the Vedic customs, and how the tradition itself describes its developments. This book also helps show that the spiritual philosophy of Vedic culture seeded many of the other civilizations in their beliefs that evolved in various regions of the world. Some of the topics we view include: * Descriptions in the Vedic texts on the way the world was created. * The prehistoric date of Vedic beginnings. * How the Vedic knowledge was given to humanity. * The way the Vedic texts came from an ancient oral tradition and then was compiled by the sage Vyasadeva, and then disseminated to society. * The antiquity of Vedic culture and the Indus Valley civilization. * The times of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, and proof of Krishna's existence. * The real time line of Lord Buddha. * The first recorded migrations out of ancient India of tribes that formed other civilizations. * Astronomical dating of the Vedas and events recorded in the Mahabharata, and more.

Vedic Civilization

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Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788171418756
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (187 download)

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Book Synopsis Vedic Civilization by : Raj Pruthi

Download or read book Vedic Civilization written by Raj Pruthi and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vedic civilization is rooted in the culture and traditions of the vedas. The vedas as we know, are the commandments of the God. Hence, Vedic civilization has survived the ravages of time, in spite of successive invasions of the alien civilizations. Limited aims of this book is to compile some of the unique perspectives of Vedic Civilization both at macro and micro levels.

Bhakti Yoga

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Publisher : North Point Press
ISBN 13 : 0374714398
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Book Synopsis Bhakti Yoga by : Edwin F. Bryant

Download or read book Bhakti Yoga written by Edwin F. Bryant and published by North Point Press. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of what has become the standard edition of The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, an exploration of probably the most significant tradition in Hinduism, along with a rendering of key texts and parables from that tradition Bhakti Yoga explores one of the eight “limbs” of yoga. In the simplest terms, bhakti yoga is the practice of devotion, which is the essential heart of yoga and of Hinduism in general. In recent times, the term has come to be used in a rather simplistic way to refer to the increasingly popular practice of kirtan, or chanting in a group or at large gatherings. But bhakti yoga is far more complex and ancient than today’s growing kirtan audiences are aware, and embraces many strands and practices. Edwin F. Bryant focuses on one famous and important school of bhakti and explores it in depth to show what bhakti is and how it is expressed. And he supplies his own renderings of central texts from that tradition in the form of “tales and teachings” from an important work called the Bhagavata Purana, or “The Beautiful Legend of God.” This clarifying work establishes a baseline for understanding, and will be welcomed by all serious students of the spiritual heritage of India.

Advancements of Ancient India's Vedic Culture

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781477607893
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis Advancements of Ancient India's Vedic Culture by : Stephen Knapp

Download or read book Advancements of Ancient India's Vedic Culture written by Stephen Knapp and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how the planet's earliest civilization lead the world in both material and spiritual progress. From the Vedic culture of ancient India thousands of years ago, we find the origins of such things as mathematics, especially algebra and geometry, as well as early astronomy and planetary observations, many instances of which can be read in the historical Vedic texts. Medicine in Ayurveda was also the first to prescribe herbs for the remedy of disease, surgical instruments for operations, and more. Other developments that were far superior and ahead of the rest of the world include:* Writing and language, especially the development of sophisticated Sanskrit;* Metallurgy and making the best known steel at the time;* Ship building and global maritime trade; * Textiles and the dying of fabric for which India was known all over the world;* Agricultural and botanical achievements;* Precise Vedic arts in painting, dance and music;* The educational systems and the most famous of the early universities, like Nalanda and Takshashila;* The source of individual freedom and fair government, and the character and actions of rulers; * Military and the earliest of martial arts;* Along with some of the most intricate, deep and profound of all philosophies and spiritual paths, which became the basis of many religions that followed later around the world. These and more are the developments that came from India, much of which has been forgotten, but should again be recognized as the heritage of the ancient Indian Vedic tradition that continues to inspire humanity.

Origins of the Vedic Religion

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Publisher : Booktango
ISBN 13 : 1468957139
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (689 download)

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Book Synopsis Origins of the Vedic Religion by : Sanjay Sonawani

Download or read book Origins of the Vedic Religion written by Sanjay Sonawani and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether Vedic people were indigenous habitants or emigrants is a hotly debated current issue. Both sides involved in the debate have been vehemently using the available evidences, with twists – caused at times due to sheer neglect and at times even fraudulently - to bring home their point of view, somehow. Nevertheless, what is the truth? Were there ever any migrations of so-called PIE language speakers, located at some hypothetical and yet uncertain homeland, to spread the language and culture? Are migrations necessary from any hypothetical homeland to result into a net of the languages? What was the geography of Rig Veda? Was the Avesta contemporaneous to the Rig Veda? Did any relation ever exist between the Vedic people and the Indus-Ghaggar civilisation? Is there any relationship between the Vedic religion and the modern Hindu religion? While answering to these vital questions, this book postulates a theory on the issue of the so-called IE languages and origins of the Vedic as well as the Zoroastrian religions. It diligently explains how the religious and cultural ethos of the Indus-Ghaggar Civilisation has flowed to us uninterrupted and exposes the schemes of the Vedicist scholars, who are attempting to claim its authorship!

Origin of Vedas

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Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 164587981X
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (458 download)

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Book Synopsis Origin of Vedas by : K S Krishnan

Download or read book Origin of Vedas written by K S Krishnan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is primarily about the Rgveda, the avowed source text of all Hindu religious texts. It is a collection of 1028 mostly unrelated hymns. The language in which it is composed is known as ‘Vedic’, from which Sanskrit is believed to have evolved later. About a fifth of the poems are prayers addressed to what could be ‘Nature Gods’. Others cover a motley of subjects. About fifteen of these hymns relates to cosmogony, but differing in essentials. Vedic clearly belongs to the Indo-European language family. Apart from many cognate words that are common in all these languages, many of the stories mentioned in the Rgveda have a strong resemblance to mythologies in the other languages of the family; not just to the Zoroastrian ones, but also to those of Greek, Celtic, Nordic, Slavic, Hittite and others. Origin of Vedas also discusses a wide range of issues related to the origin and expansion of the Indo-European language family. The author has managed to collect together a lot of information about the Rgveda; some of which most would not have heard about earlier. Those interested in these may go through chapter 4 and 9.

The Origin of the Indo-Iranians

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900416054X
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis The Origin of the Indo-Iranians by : Elena Efimovna Kuzʹmina

Download or read book The Origin of the Indo-Iranians written by Elena Efimovna Kuzʹmina and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here then is the fruit of Elena Kuz'mina's life-long quest for the Indo-Iranians. Already its predecessor ("Otkuda prishli indoarii?," published in 1994) was considered the most comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Indo-Iranians ever published, but in this new, significantly expanded edition (edited by J.P. Mallory) we find an encyclopaedic account of the Andronovo culture of Eurasia. Taking its evidence from archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, mythology, and physical anthropology pertaining to Indo-Iranian origins and expansions, it comprehensively covers the relationships of this culture with neighboring areas and cultures, and its role in the foundation of the Indo-Iranian peoples.

Searching for Vedic India

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Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
ISBN 13 : 0892133503
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (921 download)

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Book Synopsis Searching for Vedic India by : Devamrita Swami

Download or read book Searching for Vedic India written by Devamrita Swami and published by The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. This book was released on 2002 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in lost history, did high civilizations and advanced knowledge thrive? The ancient Vedic literatures of India describe a worldwide civilization that flourished at a time when modern historians insist that humans like us existed simply as hunter-gatherers. This Vedic civilization, centered in India, employed technologies based on a scientific under­standing of the physical elements and forces we know today, as well as more subtle conscious elements. Devamrita Swami, who has spent a lifetime in his own search for Vedic India, takes us on a journey of intellectual discovery through the history of the remarkable Vedic civilization and its knowledge, locked in the ancient literatures of India. His wit and wisdom combine to make our search for Vedic India not only illuminating but entertaining. He tells us not only the truths of Vedic India, but how they are again coming to be. Searching for Vedic India thus takes us not only into the past, but into the future.

The Clash Within

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674030591
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis The Clash Within by : Martha C. Nussbaum

Download or read book The Clash Within written by Martha C. Nussbaum and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this cautionary work, Nussbaum maintains that while America is focused on religious militancy and terrorism in the Middle East, democracy has been under siege from religious extremism in another critical part of the world: India.

Vedic Culture

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Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Vedic Culture by : Ganga Prasad Upadhyaya

Download or read book Vedic Culture written by Ganga Prasad Upadhyaya and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Indo-Aryan Controversy

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Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780700714636
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (146 download)

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Book Synopsis The Indo-Aryan Controversy by : Edwin Francis Bryant

Download or read book The Indo-Aryan Controversy written by Edwin Francis Bryant and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this survey of the Indo-Aryan controversy address questions such as: are the Indo-Aryans insiders or outsiders?

History of Hinduism

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Publisher : Independent Imprint
ISBN 13 : 1329138961
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (291 download)

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Book Synopsis History of Hinduism by : Domenic Marbaniang

Download or read book History of Hinduism written by Domenic Marbaniang and published by Independent Imprint. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the Pre-vedic religion of ancient India. It reflects upon controversies surrounding discoveries at the Indus sites and then takes a dip into the world of Vedas to discover the religion of that age. The book uncovers interesting facts about ancient Hinduism reviewing controversies surrounding the Aryan Invasion (now migrations) theory, the Asuran Indus theory, and the Indigenous theories.