The Source Book (1)

Historical Background Of Pro-Indo European Race &

Relation Of The Clan with them

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Historical Background;

Aryan or Arya (/ˈɛəriən/;[1] Indo-Iranian arya ) is a term originally used
as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times,
in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' ( an-
arya ).[2][3] In Ancient India, the term ā́rya was used by the Indo-Aryan
speakers of the Vedic period as an endonym (self-designation) and in
reference to a region known as Āryāvarta ('abode of the Aryas'), where
the Indo-Aryan culture emerged.[4] In the Avesta scriptures,
ancient Iranian peoples similarly used the term airya to designate
themselves as an ethnic group, and in reference to their mythical
homeland, Airyanǝm Vaēǰō ('expanse of the Aryas' or 'stretch of the
Aryas').[5][6] The stem also forms the etymological source of place names
such as Iran ( Aryānām ) and Alania ( Aryāna- ).[7]

Although the stem * arya may be of Proto-Indo-European (PIE)
origin,[8] its use as an ethnocultural self-designation is only attested
among Indo-Iranian peoples, and it is not known if PIE speakers had a
term to designate themselves as 'Proto-Indo-Europeans'. In any case,
scholars point out that, even in ancient times, the idea of being
an Aryan was religious, cultural, and linguistic, not racial.[9][10][11]

In the 1850s, the term 'Aryan' was adopted as a racial category by
French writer Arthur de Gobineau, who, through the later works
of Houston Stewart Chamberlain, influenced the Nazi racial