In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient IndiaMotilal Banarsidass Publishing House, 2005 - 341 páginas 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. |
Índice
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The Vedas Pyramids of the Spirit | 13 |
The Aryans Exploding a Scientific Myth | 45 |
An Archaeological Surprise The Cities of the Indus Valley | 61 |
The Great Catastrophe and the Reconstruction of the Early Indie Civilization | 77 |
The Vedic Peoples in the Land of the Seven Rivers The Literary Perspective | 101 |
Deciphering the IndusSarasvati Script | 127 |
The Dawn of the Indie Civilization The Neolithic Town of Mehrgarh | 143 |
The Spiritual Heritage of Ancient India | 165 |
The Birth of Science in Ritual | 195 |
Vedic Myths and Their Astronomical Basis | 229 |
India and the West | 249 |
The Vedas and Perennial Wisdom | 269 |
Note | 287 |
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In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient India Subhash Kak,David Frawley Pré-visualização limitada - 2001 |
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient India Georg Feuerstein,Subhash Kak,David Frawley Pré-visualização limitada - 1999 |
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