In Search of the Cradle of Civilization

Author: Georg Feuerstein
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
ISBN: 9788120820371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description
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.

In Search of the Cradle of Civilization

Author: Subhash Kak
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 9780835607414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description
Arguing that India, not Sumer, was the cradle of civilization, looks at India's ancient history by examining the symbols and myths contained in the Rig-Veda and exploring the mathematical and astronomical data contained in the Vedic hymns.

In Search of the Cradle of Civilization

Author: Georg Feuerstein
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
ISBN: 9788120816268
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374

Book Description
For decades, schoolbooks have taught that Sumer was the cradle of civilization. Conventional scholarship has also held that Aryan civilization came to India by way of invasions from the north. But in this ground-breaking book, three renowned scholars show that there was no "Aryan invasion," and that India, not Sumer, was the cradle of civilized humanity. Through exploring the rich symbols, metaphors, and myths of the Vedas, this book also examines the wealth of India's spirituality and its relevance for today's world.

Armenia

Author: David Marshall Lang
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000514773
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363

Book Description
Originally published in 1970, this book is the result of many years of study and research in the field. It begins with a geographic and ethnic survey of the land and Armenian people and traces the land’s prehistory back to the Old Stone Age. The origins of the wine-making and bronze-working industries are discussed, in which Armenia played a pioneering role. The outstanding Armenian contribution to Church art and architecture is also explored as is the contribution of Armenia to painting, philosophy, and science. The final section is devoted to an account of Soviet Armenia.

The Near East

Author: Charles Keith Maisels
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134664699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Charles Maisels follows the course of discovery of 'the land between the rivers' over more than a century, to our present conclusions - very different from the first discoveries.

The Middle East

Author: Stephen Bourke
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500294451
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
The Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization synthesizes the latest research and information from a range of disciplines to tell the compelling story, from the Neolithic period through to the Arab conquest, of how a group of linguistically disparate, nomadic tribes responded to specific social, economic and environmental factors to form the world's first complex societies. This is an authoritative, detailed and accessible story, divided into six easily navigable parts arranged chronologically, and then into chapters exploring the history, religion, political and social organization, art, science and architecture of the peoples of the region. The text is illustrated with more than 500 superb full colour images - artifacts, artworks, statues, reliefs, buildings and landscapes - as well as six detailed maps, which bring the region's dramatic past vividly to life.

China

Author: Robert E. Murowchick
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806126838
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Anthropologists, archaeologists, geographers, and historians chronicle the evolution of Chinese culture and history from antiquity to present times

Ancient Mesopotamia

Author: Amanda H. Podany
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629975368
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

What Makes Civilization?

Author: D. Wengrow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199699429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid

Devotions

Author: Olivier Föllmi
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810971134
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Olivier Föllmi's ... photographs capture the essence of this breathtaking landscape ... from the Nile to the Khyber Pass and beyond ... invite us to explore the ... everyday life in this richly diverse part of the world where customs, cultures and rituals reflect the intersection of three spiritual traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each of [the] 365 photographs is paired with daily wisdom drawn from the region's greatest poets, philosophers and theologians ... these thought-provoking quotes provide insight from sources as historical as the Koran, The Talmud, and the Bible, and a s contemporary as Nobel Peace laureates"--Cover.