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'''David Frawley''' (or ''Vāmadeva Śāstrī'' वामदेव शास्त्री) is an author on [[Hinduism]], [[Yoga]] and [[Ayurveda]], founder and director of the "American Institute for Vedic Studies" in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]]. Through his institute, he offers courses on philosophy, Ayurveda, and [[Hindu astrology]].
'''David Frawley''' (or ''Vāmadeva Śāstrī'' वामदेव शास्त्री) is an author on [[Hinduism]], [[Yoga]] and [[Ayurveda]], founder and director of the "American Institute for Vedic Studies" in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]]. Through his institute, he offers courses on Yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, and [[Hindu astrology]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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In 2000, he published his memoirs, ''How I Became a Hindu'', in which he details his own spiritual journey from his earlier Catholic upbringing to finally embracing Hinduism as his religion.
In 2000, he published his memoirs, ''How I Became a Hindu'', in which he details his own spiritual journey from his earlier Catholic upbringing to finally embracing Hinduism as his religion.


==Works==
==Notable works==
In books like "The myth of the Aryan Invasion of India", he criticized obsolete 19th century [[Racial groups of India|racial interpretations of Indian prehistory]], such as the theory of a conflict between invading [[Aryan race|caucasoid Aryans]] and Dravidians.<ref>Arvidsson 2006:298 Arvidsson, Stefan (2006), Aryan Idols: Indo-European Mythology as Ideology and Science, translated by Sonia Wichmann, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.</ref> With the book '''In Search of the Cradle of Civilization''', Frawley attacks such historical scenarios of "[[Aryan Invasion Theory|Aryan Invasion]]", stating:
In books like "The myth of the Aryan Invasion of India", he criticized obsolete 19th century [[Racial groups in India (historical definitions)|racial interpretations of Indian prehistory]], such as the theory of a conflict between invading [[Aryan race|caucasoid Aryans]] and Dravidians.<ref>Arvidsson 2006:298 Arvidsson, Stefan (2006), Aryan Idols: Indo-European Mythology as Ideology and Science, translated by Sonia Wichmann, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.</ref> With the book '''In Search of the Cradle of Civilization''', Frawley attacks such historical scenarios of "[[Aryan Invasion Theory|Aryan Invasion]]", stating:
:"There is no racial evidence of any such Indo-Aryan invasion of India but only of a continuity of the same group of people who traditionally considered themselves to be Aryans."<ref>Frawley, David. http://www.stephen-knapp.com/solid_evidence_debunking_aryan_invasion.htm </ref>
:"There is no racial evidence of any such Indo-Aryan invasion of India but only of a continuity of the same group of people who traditionally considered themselves to be Aryans."<ref>Frawley, David. http://www.stephen-knapp.com/solid_evidence_debunking_aryan_invasion.htm </ref>

However, [[Martha Nussbaum]] notes that:
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{{quote|"Even David Frawley, the most determined opponent of the "Aryan Migration" theory, does not contest the linguists' most basic claims."<ref>Nussbaum, p. 369, note 8.</ref>}}


==Criticism==
==Criticism==
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[[Martha Nussbaum]], an [[Persecution of Hindus|anti-Hindu]] academic<ref>http://www.newstodaynet.com/2007sud/jul07/190707.htm</ref>, notes that:
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{{quote|"Even David Frawley, the most determined opponent of the "Aryan Migration" theory, does not contest the linguists' most basic claims."<ref>Nussbaum, p. 369, note 8.</ref>}}


== Partial bibliography ==
== Partial bibliography ==

Revision as of 10:00, 18 October 2007

David Frawley (or Vāmadeva Śāstrī वामदेव शास्त्री) is an author on Hinduism, Yoga and Ayurveda, founder and director of the "American Institute for Vedic Studies" in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Through his institute, he offers courses on Yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, and Hindu astrology.

Biography

Frawley was born 1950 into a Catholic family in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. He was the second of ten children: the first and he and another were boys, the rest girls. He attended a Catholic school until he was about ten years old. After that he and his family moved to Denver, Colorado.[citation needed]

In 2000, he published his memoirs, How I Became a Hindu, in which he details his own spiritual journey from his earlier Catholic upbringing to finally embracing Hinduism as his religion.

Notable works

In books like "The myth of the Aryan Invasion of India", he criticized obsolete 19th century racial interpretations of Indian prehistory, such as the theory of a conflict between invading caucasoid Aryans and Dravidians.[1] With the book In Search of the Cradle of Civilization, Frawley attacks such historical scenarios of "Aryan Invasion", stating:

"There is no racial evidence of any such Indo-Aryan invasion of India but only of a continuity of the same group of people who traditionally considered themselves to be Aryans."[2]

Criticism

An editorial by Michael E. J. Witzel, a professor of Sanskrit at Harvard, is critical of David Frawley on account of Frawley's weak knowledge of Sanskrit.[3]. Frawley replied to this criticism in an article of his own.[4]

Martha Nussbaum, an anti-Hindu academic[5], notes that:

"Even David Frawley, the most determined opponent of the "Aryan Migration" theory, does not contest the linguists' most basic claims."[6]

Partial bibliography

  • Gods, Sages, and Kings, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-37-7
  • From the River of Heaven, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-38-5
  • Hinduism: The Eternal Tradition (Sanatana Dharma), Voice of India, New Delhi ISBN 81-85990-29-8
  • The Myth of the Aryan Invasion Theory online book, update, article
  • In Search of the Cradle of Civilization
  • How I Became a Hindu
  • The Rig Veda and the History of India ISBN 81-7742-039-9
  • Hinduism and the Clash of Civilizations.
  • Yoga and Ayurveda, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-81-0
  • Tantric Yoga, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-39-3
  • Wisdom of the Ancient Seers, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-36-9
  • Oracle of Rama, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-35-0
  • Yoga and the Sacred Fire, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-75-6
  • Ayurvedic Healing, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-97-7
  • Ayurveda and Marma Therapy, (with Ranade and Lele), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-59-4
  • Yoga for Your Type: Ayurvedic Guide to Your Asana Practice, (with Summerfield-Kozak), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-30-X
  • Ayurveda: Nature's Medicine, (with Ranade), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-95-0
  • Yoga of Herbs: Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, (with Lad), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-941524-24-8
  • Ayurveda and the Mind, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-36-5
  • Astrology of the Seers, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-89-6
  • Ayurvedic Astrology, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-88-8

Notes

  1. ^ Arvidsson 2006:298 Arvidsson, Stefan (2006), Aryan Idols: Indo-European Mythology as Ideology and Science, translated by Sonia Wichmann, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.
  2. ^ Frawley, David. http://www.stephen-knapp.com/solid_evidence_debunking_aryan_invasion.htm
  3. ^ Witzel, Michael. "A maritime Rigveda? How not to read ancient texts". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  4. ^ Frawley, David. "Witzel's Vanishing Ocean: How to read Vedic texts any way you like". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  5. ^ http://www.newstodaynet.com/2007sud/jul07/190707.htm
  6. ^ Nussbaum, p. 369, note 8.

References

  • Nussbaum, Martha (2007). The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-02482-6. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

See also

Frawley on Indian history

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