Roots of Hinduism - Parpola, Asko (Professor Emeritus of Indology/South Asian Studies, Professor Emeritus of Indology/South Asian Studies, University of Helsinki)

In this pioneering book, Asko Parpola traces the Indo-Iranian speakers from the Aryan homeland north of the Black Sea through the Eurasian steppes to Central, West and South Asia, presenting new ideas on the origin and formation of the Vedic literature and rites, and the great Hindu epics.