The Indian River Valley civilization, one of the Four Ancient World Civilizations, had declined and finally extinguished. It contributed little to the succeeding civilization. Previous research on the subject suffered...The Indian River Valley civilization, one of the Four Ancient World Civilizations, had declined and finally extinguished. It contributed little to the succeeding civilization. Previous research on the subject suffered from the lack of enough evidence in making explanations. This paper holds that the extinction of the Indian River Valley civilization was caused by two important reasons. One is that overexploitation of the natural resources aggravated the ecological environment, which finally endangered the civilization. Another has much to do with its superstructure realm, which lagged far behind the economic development. Such a lesson still remains significant as to the present social development.展开更多
《寻找文明的摇篮》(The Search of the Cradle of the Civilization,以下简称《寻找》)是美国神学会出版的探索系列丛书之一,由三位作者联合撰写。作者之一乔治·费斯坦因博士(Dr.George Feuerstein)专门从事瑜伽以及宗教史的研究...《寻找文明的摇篮》(The Search of the Cradle of the Civilization,以下简称《寻找》)是美国神学会出版的探索系列丛书之一,由三位作者联合撰写。作者之一乔治·费斯坦因博士(Dr.George Feuerstein)专门从事瑜伽以及宗教史的研究,特别是从神秘主义的角度探讨瑜伽,发表过《神圣之路》、《神圣的疯狂》等20多部专著。作者之二苏巴什·卡克博士(Dr.Subash Kak)是电子学和电脑的专家,任路易斯安那大学教授。他除了设计电脑之外,还喜欢钻研梵文。展开更多
文摘The Indian River Valley civilization, one of the Four Ancient World Civilizations, had declined and finally extinguished. It contributed little to the succeeding civilization. Previous research on the subject suffered from the lack of enough evidence in making explanations. This paper holds that the extinction of the Indian River Valley civilization was caused by two important reasons. One is that overexploitation of the natural resources aggravated the ecological environment, which finally endangered the civilization. Another has much to do with its superstructure realm, which lagged far behind the economic development. Such a lesson still remains significant as to the present social development.
文摘《寻找文明的摇篮》(The Search of the Cradle of the Civilization,以下简称《寻找》)是美国神学会出版的探索系列丛书之一,由三位作者联合撰写。作者之一乔治·费斯坦因博士(Dr.George Feuerstein)专门从事瑜伽以及宗教史的研究,特别是从神秘主义的角度探讨瑜伽,发表过《神圣之路》、《神圣的疯狂》等20多部专著。作者之二苏巴什·卡克博士(Dr.Subash Kak)是电子学和电脑的专家,任路易斯安那大学教授。他除了设计电脑之外,还喜欢钻研梵文。
