In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient India

About the Book:

In this pathbreaking book, the authors show that the ancient Indians were no primitives but possessed a highly spiritual culture, which not only influenced the evolution of the Western world in decisive ways but which still has much to teach us today. India’s archaic spirituality is codified in the rich symbols, metaphors, and myths of the magnificent Rig-Veda, which is shown to be much older than has been widely assumed by scholars. The present book also unravels the astonishing mathematical and astronomical code hidden in the Vedic hymns. Anyone interested in ancient cultural history, India, archaeo-astronomy, or spirituality will find this well-researched and cross-cultural work spellbinding and enriching.

About the Author:

Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., is an internationally known Yoga researcher and historian of religion with over twenty books to his credit, including Sacred Paths, Wholeness or Transcendence, and Holy Madness.

Subhash Kak, Ph.D., is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Louisiana State University, who also is a Sanskrit scholar. In addition to numerous academic papers, he has written several books, including The Nature of Physical Reality, The Astronomical Code of the Rig-Veda, and India at Century’s End.

David Frawley, O.M.D., is the director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies and an Ayurvedic specialist. His many books include Gods, Sages & Kings, From the River of Heaven, and Hymns of the Rig-Veda.