indo-european philology: mighty white-a you
This book was written sometime in 1880s. The publisher claims it is "...serving the patriotic communities by selling English- and German- language books, historic audio and video tapes, and Third Reich collector's items." Uh huh. And I'm just passing along the publisher's description of the The Aryan Race as a public service...
The origin and achievements of the Aryan Race outlining the history of the great and noble family of mankind which has played so striking a part upon the stage of the world. Contents: Types of Mankind; Home of the Aryan; Aryan Outflow; Aryans at Home; Household and the Village; Double System of Aryan Worship; Course of Political Development; Development of Language; Age of Philosophy; Aryan Literature; Other Aryan Characteristics; Historical Migrations; Future Status of Human Races. |
the nazi expedition to find the origins of the aryan race pp. 27-28: ...in 1808, Schlegel argued that Sanskrit was the language of elites and had first been spoken by a race of cultured warriors in Northern India. Driven by the noblest of motives, these masterful northerners had conquered and civilized the world. They had founded colonies from Egypt, where they seeded the civilization of the Pharaohs, all the way to Scandinavia. The proof was in their words: Indian and European tongues had all 'sprung from some common source.' Schlegel gave a name to his masterful northerners: Aryans. |
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