The quest for the origins of Vedic culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate / Edwin Bryant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryant, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis), 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indo-Aryans--Origin.

Indo-Aryans.

India--History--To 324 B.C.

India.

History.

Indus civilization.

Physical Description:

xi, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Western scholars have argued that Indian civilization was the joint product of an invading Indo-European people--the "Indo-Aryans"--and indigenous non-Indo European peoples. Although Indian scholars reject this European reconstruction of their country's history, Western scholarship gives little heed to their argument. In this book, Edwin Bryant explores the nature and origins of this fascinating debate.

Notes:

Also available in an online ed. (restricted for use by University of Pennsylvania site/user ID and password).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-379) and index.

ISBN:

0195137779

OCLC:

43096877