WHICH OF US ARE ARYANS?: RETHINKING THE CONCEPT OF OUR ORIGINS: Five experts challenge the controversial Aryan question

Romila Thapar

WHICH OF US ARE ARYANS?: RETHINKING THE CONCEPT OF OUR ORIGINS: Five experts challenge the controversial Aryan question
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Rupa & Co
Country
India
Published
1 February 2019
Pages
224
ISBN
9789388292382

WHICH OF US ARE ARYANS?: RETHINKING THE CONCEPT OF OUR ORIGINS: Five experts challenge the controversial Aryan question

Romila Thapar

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The question of which of us is Aryan is one of the most contentious in India today. In this eyeopening book, scholars and experts critically examine the Aryan issue by analysing history, genetics, early Vedic scriptures, archaeology and linguistics to test and challenge various hypotheses, myths, facts and theories that are currently in vogue. Romila Thapar tackles the definition of the ‘Aryan’ in her inimitable style by tracing the origins and progression of the ‘Aryans’ from old Iranian texts such as the Zend-Avesta, archaeological excavations and colonial interpretations made by Max Mueller. She also touches upon the following fields of enquiry: historiography, archaeology, linguistics, comparative mythology, social anthropology and, more recently, genetics. Michael Witzel investigates the origins of the early ‘Aryans’ within and outside India. Jaya Menon examines data from excavations of Harappan culture. Kai Friese lucidly explains the Rakhigarhi research which has been talked about a lot in the recent past and Razib Khan provides insights arising from research into genetics.

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