Proof of Vedic Culture's Global Experience

by Stephen Knapp

Book Overview

This book provides evidence which makes it clear that most religious history is not what we think it is. It lets you see the true heritage that has been suppressed for centuries. It shows that there... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0961741066
• ISBN13: 9780961741068
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: World Relief Network
• Length: 34235 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.

Customer Reviews

proof of vedic culture

This is an easy to read book, full of interesting information for those interested in spirituality and the history of religions. It uses examples that are not always scientifically proven, and yes, the claims are so amazing that even if only one tenth of them would be true, it still would mean a radical new view on world history. But science is not absolute, and so called scientists have been known to cover up the truth. I, for one, am glad to be able to read about some other perspectives on world history. Some reviewers mentioned that comparing languages on the basis of similarity in writing is not acceptable, and they gave some examples. I would like to give some counter-examples that I found rather convincing, such as the names of the months - Saptamber, Ashtamber, Navamber, Dashamber in Sanskrit - the analogies between Krishna and Christ, Abraham and Brahma in their contextual meaning, and the fact that the Lithuanian language still contains so much Sanskrit. The book has a militant undertone and after reading about the Taj Mahal it is easy to understand why. This magnificent Vedic palace - like much of the Vedic culture - has been appropriated by conquerors and up to today is still widely considered the summum of Islam civilisation. Even though there is ample evidence that this is not the case, we are still taught to believe the false stories fabricated by occupiers. It is time that the world learns the truth about this.

Proof of Vedic Culture's Global Existence

I found this a revealing book. Considerable research has been put in the book before writing it. The auther has humbly submitted to apply rationale on the subject matter of the book and rightly so. I am sure this book will trigger more interest and others will write more to add to the richness of the vedic culture and its influence and contributions to the world civilizations of the past. Aptly enough the Vedic Culture will continue to be a force in shaping the thoughts and minds of the future generations if we bear with the trends of the present times wherein we are making a stronger and more honest effort to reveal our human destiny.

Happy to see this book

I thank the author for being bold enough to put all this information and evidence together in a conclusive manner. It is most fascinating to see all of the connections around the world to Vedic culture. I think more books like this should be written. It is time to recognize the contributions of ancient Vedic culture and its impact on the world, and this book helps do that. Since the author does not support the conventional views about the Aryan Invasion Theory and provides evidence against it, which most Indians know to be a speculative theory anyway, there are those who oppose this information. Naturally those people who speak out the most are also the most likely to be criticized, especially by those who still have faith in the conventional and often most contrived ways of viewing things. So I thank people like Stephen who can provide a wide variety of evidence to help show the truth about the prominence and influence of ancient Vedic culture.

I'm very impressed with the research

I'm very impressed with the amount of research that was presented in this book. It is interesting and one of the few nonfiction books that I could not put down once I started reading it. So many things I've wondered about and questions I've had were answered here by the information that made a lot of sense to me.There are all kinds of bits and pieces of evidence scattered throughout numerous books and articles on the widespread influence of Vedic culture, and Stephen has collected a large amount of this to present in this one condensed volume. As he mentions in his Preface, which most critics don't seem to read, he has compiled the information from many sources and researchers who have been studying this for many years, and you can decide what evidence is most agreeable or not. However, whether you agree with it all or not, the credibility is when the numerous references and researchers that are mentioned all allude to the premise that the area of India was far larger, and Vedic culture far more influential, hundreds of years ago, creating a global culture. And this book points out why and how it can be recognized. Personally I found the book to be fascinating and well documented and referenced. There's a lot more here than a few points of comparative linguistics. You can see the connections of the different areas of the world and religions to Vedic culture, which is the real point of the book. So if you want to get an idea of how Vedic culture had spread around the world and had been a worldwide influence, this book will certainly give you insights into this. As others have said, this book is a must read.

If you wondered why is God such a universal concept

For anyone who has wondered as to why, despite the existence of different religions, different cultures and different races of people in different regions of the world... why do they all have some common basic foundations, such as the concept of God. Every religion has some form God or the other. There is this concept of heaven and hell (the description varies from relg. to relg). There is this concept of good and evil. The concept that if you do good you go to heaven and if not, you go to hell.Whether you believe in them or not, it is just too much of a concidence that all these different part of the world/religions should come up with the same basic concepts. The only theory that can completely explain these concidences, is the theory that there existed one religion/culture throughout the world at one time. And over a period of time, it broke up as is bound to happen.And the author has done an excellent job of driving that point home with the use of linguistic tools, prevelant names and legends. There are some places where I felt that the facts were being stretched to fit the theory, but such occasions were very rare.Anyone on a quest to understanding vedic religion and its roots, this book definitely a must read. You can also read "In search for the Cradle of Civilization".