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Michael Witzel (born July 18, 1943) is a German-American philologist, comparative mythologist and Indologist. Witzel is the Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University and the editor of the Harvard Oriental Series (volumes 50–100) Witzel is an authority on Indian sacred texts, particularly the Vedas , and Indian history.
Michael Witzel is a renowned scholar of Sanskrit, Indo-European, and South Asian studies. He has taught at various universities, edited several journals, and published numerous books and articles on various topics related to language, culture, and history.
Michael Witzel Archaeologists have long claimed the Indus Valley as one of the four literate centers of the early ancient world, complete with long texts written on perishable materials.
Wales Professor of Sanskrit. Ancient India, Nepal, and Kashmir; ancient Iran; Central Asia. Late Bronze Age to historical period (up to 600 CE) Areas of Expertise: Vedic language, literature, religion; philology and manuscripts; Nepalese history: inscriptions, texts, rituals; comparative mythology.
by Michael Witzel. Brahmanical Reactions to Foreign Influences and to Social and Religious Change. In: Olivelle, P. (ed.) Between the Empires. Society in India between 300 BCE and 400 CE. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2006: 457-499. by Michael Witzel. The Brahmins of Kashmir. In: The Valley of Kashmir.
by Michael Witzel. Aryan Idols. Indo-European Mythology as Ideology and Science. By Stefan Arvidsson. Translated from the Swedish () by Sonia Wichmann. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2006. 366 pp. $55, £35. ISBN 9780226028606.
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Kṣemendra, Michael Witzel. The Veda in Kashmir, Volumes I and II Michael Witzel. Lokaprakāśa by Kṣemendra with the commentary of Sahaja Bhaṭṭa, Volume 1
