The Aryan Race Its Origins and Its Achievements

Originally published in 1888, this book is a beautifully-written cultural history of the Indo-European peoples. The author, a classical scholar, admitted early in the book that there was no "Aryan race" per se, but only a broad family of Indo-European language speakers who had a common origin at some distant point in the past. As a result, this engrossing book covers all Indo-European speakers from Ireland through to Afghanistan, and everyone in-between. It includes an overview of the development of ancient Indo-European households, farming arrangements, legal systems, culture, religion, language and political development. Read of the tales from the Rig-Vedas, their similarity to the Greek and Roman myths, and the parallels with the Norse Edda and even Cúchulainn in Ireland. A treasure-trove of facts, myths and storytelling, ending with a prognosis of future racial development. Written in a time of unparalleled European supremacy over the world, the author's predictions have been completely reversed, but even in the confidence of his claims, is a lesson well worth learning: the futility of "white supremacy" and the understanding that the only path to racial preservation lies in separation, not rule over other races. Cover image: The statues on Mount Nemrut, Turkey, first century B.C. Contents I. TYPES OF MANKIND II. THE HOME OF THE ARYANS III. THE ARYAN OUTFLOW IV. THE ARYANS AT HOME V. THE HOUSEHOLD AND THE VILLAGE VI. THE DOUBLE SYSTEM OF ARYAN WORSHIP VII. THE COURSE OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT VIII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE IX. THE AGE OF PHILOSOPHY X. THE ARYAN LITERATURE XI. OTHER ARYAN CHARACTERISTICS XII. HISTORICAL MIGRATIONS XIII. THE FUTURE STATUS OF HUMAN RACES Index