Not only the language, but also the culture of the newly ar… - Michael Witzel

" "
Not only the language, but also the culture of the newly arrived elite was appropriated, including the 'Vedic Tank' the horse drawn chariot.

Michael Witzel

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Michael Witzel

Michael Witzel (born July 18, 1943) is a German-American philologist and academic. Witzel is the Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University and the editor of the Harvard Oriental Series (volumes 50-80). He is an author on Indian sacred texts and Indian history, and a critic of the "Indigenous Aryans" theory and of right-wing Hindu activists. In 2005, he attracted the scorn of Hindu activists when he opposed their attempts to influence USA school curricula in the California textbook controversy over Hindu history.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: E.J.M. Witzel

All quotes from Michael Witzel Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Michael Witzel:

Shrikant G. Talageri George Erdosy Nikos Kazanas Colin Renfrew Frederick Eden Pargiter

Additional quotes by Michael Witzel

The IAs, as described in the RV, represent something definitely new in the subcontinent […] The obvious conclusion should be that these new elements somehow came from the outside.

This word [Druhyu] means, literally, ‘the ones who seek to cheat’. Non-linguist as he is, Talageri missed a great chance for a ‘socio-ethnic’ study based on an etymology!

The so-called ‘invasion’ of IA speakers is not (yet) visible in the archaeology.

Not only the language, but also the culture of the newly arrived elite was appropriated, including the 'Vedic Tank' the horse drawn chariot. - Michael Witzel

About Michael Witzel

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Michael Witzel