11-10-2003, 09:11 AM
In Search of The Cradle of Civilization- George Feuerstein, Subhash Kak & David Frawley.
In this path-breaking book, the authors challenge the schoolbook notion of Sumer as the cradle of civilization. Sifting through the latest archaeological, geological, and linguistic evidence, they call for a complete re-visioning of ancient history. 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 has much to teach us today. Indian'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.
"In Search of the Cradle of Civilization . . . is truly groundbreaking. It suggests nothing more and nothing less than that India is the cradle of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Sumeria, and Babylonia. It marshals massive evidence for this truly revolutionary thesis . . . The substance on which the theory of an East-West migration of civilization, beginning in Northwestern India, is built cannot be denied. The methods used by the authors to interpret the evidence are often radically new, but appear convincing . . . No doubt the work will provoke vigorous debate. In the course of further research and further refinement of the methodologies the authors may modify some of the results suggested here, but the thesis is likely to stand. In my estimate this is a landmark book and the foundation for the rewriting of human history since 6000 B.C.E."âKlaus K. Klostermaier, Ph.D, Professor of Religion, University of Manitoba
In this path-breaking book, the authors challenge the schoolbook notion of Sumer as the cradle of civilization. Sifting through the latest archaeological, geological, and linguistic evidence, they call for a complete re-visioning of ancient history. 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 has much to teach us today. Indian'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.
"In Search of the Cradle of Civilization . . . is truly groundbreaking. It suggests nothing more and nothing less than that India is the cradle of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Sumeria, and Babylonia. It marshals massive evidence for this truly revolutionary thesis . . . The substance on which the theory of an East-West migration of civilization, beginning in Northwestern India, is built cannot be denied. The methods used by the authors to interpret the evidence are often radically new, but appear convincing . . . No doubt the work will provoke vigorous debate. In the course of further research and further refinement of the methodologies the authors may modify some of the results suggested here, but the thesis is likely to stand. In my estimate this is a landmark book and the foundation for the rewriting of human history since 6000 B.C.E."âKlaus K. Klostermaier, Ph.D, Professor of Religion, University of Manitoba