Imagining Atlantis
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Imagining Atlantis
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Author : Richard Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-01-11
Imagining Atlantis written by Richard Ellis and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-11 with History categories.
Ever since Plato created the legend of the lost island of Atlantis, it has maintained a uniquely strong grip on the human imagination. For two and a half millennia, the story of the city and its catastrophic downfall has inspired people--from Francis Bacon to Jules Verne to Jacques Cousteau--to speculate on the island's origins, nature, and location, and sometimes even to search for its physical remains. It has endured as a part of the mythology of many different cultures, yet there is no indisputable evidence, let alone proof, that Atlantis ever existed. What, then, accounts for its seemingly inexhaustible appeal? Richard Ellis plunges into this rich topic, investigating the roots of the legend and following its various manifestations into the present. He begins with the story's origins. Did it arise from a common prehistorical myth? Was it a historical remnant of a lost city of pre-Columbians or ancient Egyptians? Was Atlantis an extraterrestrial colony? Ellis sifts through the "scientific" evidence marshaled to "prove" these theories, and describes the mystical and spiritual significance that has accrued to them over the centuries. He goes on to explore the possibility that the fable of Atlantis was inspired by a conflation of the high culture of Minoan Crete with the destruction wrought on the Aegean world by the cataclysmic eruption, around 1500 b.c., of the volcanic island of Thera (or Santorini). A fascinating historical and archaeological detective story, Imagining Atlantis is a valuable addition to the literature on this essential aspect of our mythohistory.
Atlantis
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2007
Atlantis written by John Michael Greer and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Atlantis (Legendary place) categories.
Traces the legend of Atlantis from the original stories found in the works of Plato to the latest scientific debates and discoveries, and argues that the threat of global warming may lead modern society to the same fate.
Perilous Planet Earth
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Author : Trevor Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-06-12
Perilous Planet Earth written by Trevor Palmer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-12 with Nature categories.
A readable account of the history of natural disasters throughout history.
Invented Knowledge
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Author : Ronald H. Fritze
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2009-05-15
Invented Knowledge written by Ronald H. Fritze and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-15 with History categories.
This incredible exploration of the murky world of pseudo-history reveals the mix of proven facts, informed speculation, and pure fiction behind lost continents, ancient super-civilizations, and conspiratorial cover-ups—as well as the revisionist historical foundations of religions such as the Nation of Islam and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Drawing on the best scholarship available, Ronald H. Fritze shows that in spite of strong, mainstream historical evidence to the contrary, many of these ideas have proved durable and gained widespread acceptance. As the examples in Invented Knowledge reveal, pseudo-historians capitalize on and exploit anomalies in evidence to support their claims, rather than examining the preponderance of research as a whole.
Atlantis
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Author : Geoffrey Ashe
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2012-11-13
Atlantis written by Geoffrey Ashe and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-13 with Religion categories.
The mythical lost island of Atlantis has preoccupied thinkers from Plato to Rudolf Steiner (and a fair number of eccentrics as well) for more than two thousand years.
L Atlantide
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Author : Pierre Vidal-Naquet
language : en
Publisher: Les Belles Lettres
Release Date : 2005
L Atlantide written by Pierre Vidal-Naquet and has been published by Les Belles Lettres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.
P. Vidal-Naquet présente et critique les Atlantides antiques, le retour des Atlantes depuis la Renaissance et les grandes découvertes, l'Atlantide au siècle des Lumières. Il aborde le grand tournant du 19e siècle où l'Atlantide devient l'objet de romans, de délires nationalistes, pour finalement questionner les rêves sur l'Atlantide, de Jules Verne aux fouilles crétoises et de Troie.
The Lost Continent
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Author : C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2002-01-01
The Lost Continent written by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Fiction categories.
A fictionalized account of the last days of the doomed island of Atlantis.
Proceedings Of The Boston Area Colloquium In Ancient Philosophy Volume Xv 1999
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Author : John J. Cleary
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2000-05-01
Proceedings Of The Boston Area Colloquium In Ancient Philosophy Volume Xv 1999 written by John J. Cleary and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-01 with Philosophy categories.
Most of the colloquia explore important topics such as the notion of self in Plato and the relationship between sense and knowledge in Aristotle. In addition, two colloquia discuss the origins of Pyrrhonic scepticism and the themes of Seneca s "Natural Questions." This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.
Tenue Est Mendacium
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Author : Klaus Lennartz
language : en
Publisher: Barkhuis
Release Date : 2022-05-31
Tenue Est Mendacium written by Klaus Lennartz and has been published by Barkhuis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-31 with Social Science categories.
Many new and fruitful avenues of investigation open up when scholars consider forgery as a creative act rather than a crime. We invited authors to contribute work without imposing any restrictions beyond a willingness to consider new approaches to the subject of ancient fakes, forgeries, and questions of authenticity. The result is this volume, in which our aim is to display some of the many possibilities available to scholarship. The exposure of fraud and the pursuit of truth may still be valid scholarly goals, but they implicitly demand that we confront the status of any text as a focal point for matters of belief and conviction. Recent approaches to forgery have begun to ask new questions, some intended purely for the sake of debate: Ought we to consider any author to have some inherent authenticity that precludes the possibility of a forger's successful parody? If every fake text has a real context, what can be learned about the cultural circumstances which give rise to forgeries? If every real text can potentially engender a parallel history of fakes, what can this alternative narrative teach us? What epistemological prejudices can lead us to swear a fake is genuine, or dismiss the real thing as inauthentic? Following Splendide Mendax and Animo Decipiendi?, this is the latest installment of an ongoing inquiry, conducted by scholars in numerous countries, into how the ancient world - its literature and culture, its history and art - appears when viewed through the lens of fakes and forgeries, sincerities and authenticities, genuine signatures and pseudepigrapha. How does scholarship tell the truth if evidence doesn't? But fabula docet: The falsum does not simply make the great, annoying stone before the door of the truth (otherwise this here would really be a "council of antiquarians and paleographers"). The falsum makes a delicate, fine tissue. It allows the verum to shine through, in nuances and reliefs that were less noticeable without its counterpart, really tied at the head. And, treated differentiated, it becomes even itself perlucidum, shines out with "hidden values."
The World S Oceans
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Author : Rainer F. Buschmann
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-07-26
The World S Oceans written by Rainer F. Buschmann and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-26 with Science categories.
This single-volume resource explores the five major oceans of the world, addressing current issues such as sea rise and climate change and explaining the significance of the oceans from historical, geographic, and cultural perspectives. The World's Oceans: Geography, History, and Environment is a one-stop resource that describes in-depth the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans and identifies their importance, today and throughout history. Essays address the subject areas of oceans and seas in world culture, fishing and shipping industries through history, ocean exploration, and climate change and oceans. The book also presents dozens of entries covering a breadth of topics on human culture, the environment, history, and current issues as they relate to the oceans and ocean life. Sample entries provide detailed information on topics such as the Bermuda Triangle, Coral Reefs, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Ice Melt, Myths and Legends, Piracy, and Whaling. Contributions to the work come from top researchers in the fields of history and maritime studies, including Paul D'Arcy, John Gillis, Tom Hoogervorst, Michael North, and Lincoln Paine. The volume highlights the numerous ways in which Earth's oceans have influenced culture and society, from the earliest seafaring civilizations to the future of the planet.