The Indo-Aryan Controversy: Evidence and Inference in Indian History

by Edwin F. Bryant and Laurie L. Patton

For the first time in a single volume, this book presents the various arguments in the Indo-Aryan controversy. It also provides a template for the basic issues addressing four major areas: archaeological research, linguistic issues, the interpretation of Vedic texts in their historical contexts, and ideological roots. The volume ends with a plea for a return to civility in the debates which have become increasingly, and unproductively, politicized, and suggests a program of research and inquiry upon which scholars from all sides of the debate might embark.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700714634
• ISBN13: 9780700714636
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher