of an issue that so vexes the field". Michael Witzel, proponent of the Aryan Invasion Theory, has called him a "recent convert to a Frawleyan view of the world". Noting that David Frawley pictures India as the unique cradle of civilization at 10,000 BCE, Witzel expressed dismay that Kostermaier had written an appreciative introduction to one of Frawley books, and included some of Frawleyan views in his own Survey of Hinduism. Such inclusion of unscientific views in college textbooks would have a "detrimental effect", states Witzel. See also List of religion scholars References 1933 births German orientalists Living people Philosophers of religion Religion academics University of Mumbai alumni German Indologists Hindu studies scholars Indigenous Aryanists Academics of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies