REVIEWS
"IN SEARCH OF THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION is truly groundbreaking and
will provoke vigorous debate. In my estimate, this is a landmark
book and the foundation for the rewriting of human history since 6000
BCE."
-Dr. Klaus Klostermeier, Professor of
Religious Studies, University of Manitoba, author of
"A Survey of Hinduism".
"With ease and economy, this small volume pulls together a wide
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. In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient India is a
ground-breaking book wherein 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, we can examine the wealth of India's
spirituality and discover its relevance for today's world."
--Midwest Book Review
"With ease and economy, this small volume pulls together a wide
spectrum of research to dramatically redraw the contours of academic
convention..."
-Robert Lawlor, author of "Voices of the
First Day" and "Sacred Geometry"
"From a formidable team of scholars comes a challenging attempt to
introduce clarity into history. Feuerstein, Kak, and Frawley know
India's traditions inside out. This book is a thrilling piece of
scholarship, an exercise of head and heart."
-Larry Dossey, M.D., author of "Healing Words"
and "Recovering the Soul"
"This is a fascinating attempt to set the record of India's ancient
history straight, by clearing the field of much scholarly
misinformation and disinformation. The work merits wide attention
from students, teachers, and researchers in the humanities."
-Prof. K. L. Seshagiri Rao, chief editor
of "Encyclopedia of Hinduism"
"The authors have successfully unfolded the mystery of Indian
cultural traditions to the eyes of Westerners and particularly the
Indians who continue to see India through Western eyes.'
-Dr. S. P. Gupta, chairman of the Indian Archaeological Society,
New Delhi
"IN SEARCH OF THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION is obsessively readable and
of tremendous importance, redating as it does the age of civilization
by four thousand years."
-Colin Wilson, author of "The Outsider, Religion and the
Rebel", and "The Mind Parasites"
"This reinterpretation of humankind's early history has the most
profound implications for our understanding of modern society and its
problematic future. It powerfully reminds us that knowledge and
understanding can be lost as well as gained, and that the modern
world's vaunted technological "progress" may be an aberration of a
deeper evolutionary trend in which we appear as essentially spiritual
beings in a spiritual universe. The issue of the true "cradle of
civilization" is of far more than academic importance; it is at the
heart of our collective understanding of our roots and our apparent
destiny. This is a tremendously important book -- and "a good read"
as well. Feuerstein,. Kak, and Frawley have performed a magnificent
service toward our understanding of ourselves. I have unqualified
praise for this important scholarly contribution.'
-Willis Harman, President, Institute of Noetic Sciences
IN SEARCH OF THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION dispenses with several jaded
and time-worn academic myths about ancient India...Moreover, this
book is straightforward but nonetheless challenging in its careful
presentation, long overdue, of the significance of ancient Indian
civilization and culture for the study of world history.
-Dr. Guy L. Beck, Department of Religious Studies, Loyola
University of New Orleans, author of "Sonic Theology"
"This is a scholarly masterpiece and belongs in the home and library
of every person who wishes to evolve using the wisdom of the ages."
-Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of
"Ageless Body, Timeless Mind" and "Quantum Healing"
"Written in a lucid style and amply illustrated by photographs,
drawings and maps, the book is pleasantly readable."
-Sunil Roy in Kalyan Bharati
"This volume pulls together a wide spectrum of research to reexamine
and redraw the contours of early Indian history and culture."
-Sukla Das in Quarterly Review of Historical Studies.
And many, many other reviews in newspapers, magazines and journals.