Atlantis (Classic Reprint): The Antediluvian World - Couverture souple

Ignatius Donnelly

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ISBN 10 : 1440039569 ISBN 13 : 9781440039560

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the idea that Atlantis was a real ancient world whose reach shaped civilizations across the globe.

This edition presents a long-form theory that Atlantis was a large Atlantic island opposite the Mediterranean, and that its history explains many likenesses between ancient cultures. It surveys how Atlantis might have inspired early civilizations, laws, writing, and religious ideas, and how its people could have influenced regions from Europe to the Americas.

The book lays out a series of propositions about Atlantis’s existence, its role in human progress, and the eventual catastrophe that sank the great island. It invites readers to consider connections among ancient myths, archaeology, and the origins of language and technology.

• Atlantis as a remnant of an ancient Atlantic continent and its possible real history
• Claims about how Plato’s account could reflect actual events and civilizations
• Arguments about cultural diffusion, writing systems, and the spread of ideas
• Discussion of ancient symbols, alphabets, and early technologies linked to Atlantis

Ideal for readers curious about how myth and history may intertwine and for those exploring long-standing questions about civilization’s origins.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Book Description:

"At the center of Donnelly's thesis are a set of similarities between widely separated cultures. This he interpreted as evidence that all civilization diffused outward from a central point (a now sunken continent in the mid-Atlantic). He cites mythological, linguistic, ethnographic and other evidence for this theory, which at the time seemed to add up to an airtight case.

Donnelly proposes a literal interpretation of Plato's account of Atlantis. He also ties Atlantis into the global flood myth-complex. These, until recently, have been two of the most compelling unsolved puzzles of history. What was Plato writing about when he described the prehistoric civilization of Atlantis, which disappeared overnight in a great catastrophe? Was this an actual historical account, or a philosophical fable? And why do widely separated cultures on every continent, Australia, the Americas, Europe and Asia all have a similar myth of a great flood from which only a few humans survived to restart civilization?

It is only in the past half century that proposals based in scientific fact have been proposed to solve these conundrums. It now appears that these two problems may actually be totally unrelated (although both have a spectacular origin related to catastrophes of geological scale)." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; Part I. The History Of Atlantis.; The Purpose Of The Book.; Plato's History Of Atlantis.; The Probabilities Of Plato's Story.; Was Such A Catastrophe Possible?; The Testimony Of The Sea.; The Testimony Of The Flora And Fauna.; Part ii. The Deluge.; The Destruction Of Atlantis Described In The Deluge Legends.; The Deluge Of The Bible; The Deluge Of The Chaldeans.; The Deluge Legends Of Other Nations.; The Deluge Legends Of America.; Some Consideration Of The Deluge Legends.; Part iii. The Civilization Of The Old World And New Compared.; Civilization An Inheritance; The Identity Of The Civilizations Of The Old World And The New; American Evidences Of Intercourse With Europe Or Atlantis.; Corroborating Circumstances.; The Question Of Complexion.; Genesis Contains A History Of Atlantis; The Origin Of Our Alphabet; The Bronze Age In Europe.; Artificial Deformation Of The Skull.; Part iv. The Mythologies Of The Old World A Recollection Of Atlantis.; Traditions Of Atlantis.; The Kings Of Atlantis Become The Gods Of The Greeks.; The Gods Of The PhŒnicians Also Kings Of Atlantis.; The God Odin, Woden, Or Wotan.; The Pyramid, The Cross, And The Garden Of Eden.; Gold And Silver The Sacred Metals Of Atlantis.; Part V. The Colonies Of Atlantis.; The Central American And Mexican Colonies.; The Egyptian Colony.; The Colonies Of The Mississippi Valley; The Iberian Colonies Of Atlantis; The Peruvian Colony.; The African Colonies.; The Irish Colonies From Atlantis.; The Oldest Son Of Noah.; The Antiquity Of Some Of Our Great Inventions.; The Aryan Colonies From Atlantis.; Atlantis Reconstructed.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Atlantis, the Antediluvian World

The fact that the story of Atlantis was for thousands of years regarded as a fable proves nothing. There is an unbelief which grows out Of ignorance, as well as a scepticism which is born of intelligence. The people nearest to the past are not always those who are best informed concerning the past.

About the Publisher

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440039569
• ISBN 13: 9781440039560
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 492
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