Leon Poliakov in The Aryan Myth, quoted from Bryant, E. F. (2001). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate. Oxford University Press. chapter 1.
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A year later, the influential Friedrich von Schlegel argued that "the Northwest of India must be considered the central point from which all of these nations had their origin" (505).
— Leon Poliakov on Friedrich Schlegel
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About Leon Poliakov
Léon Poliakov was a French historian who wrote extensively on the Holocaust and antisemitism and wrote The Aryan Myth. Born into a Russian Jewish family, Poliakov lived in Italy and Germany until he settled in France.
About Leon Poliakov
Léon Poliakov was a French historian who wrote extensively on the Holocaust and antisemitism and wrote The Aryan Myth. Born into a Russian Jewish family, Poliakov lived in Italy and Germany until he settled in France.
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