Mysteries of the Ancients
Title | Mysteries of the Ancients PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Walker |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2009-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780778741473 |
The pyramids are a fascinating part of our history--but have you ever wondered if they were related to aliens from outer space? Is there really a city made of gold like in the story of El Dorado? This fascinating book examines the many myths and legends about our ancient past, searching for and finding facts about fascinating sites that include Stonehenge and the lost city of Tiahuanaco.
Mysteries of the Ancient Past
Title | Mysteries of the Ancient Past PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Kreisberg |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2012-10-03 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1591438055 |
Cutting-edge thinkers on the origins of civilization, the Giza pyramids, pre-Columbian and early America, and the power of human consciousness • With contributions by David Frawley, Geoff Stray, Joscelyn Godwin, Daniel Pinchbeck, Antoine Gigal, and others • Topics range from the origins of the Inca to the architecture of the Giza plateau to unified theories of physics and consciousness • Companion volume to Lost Knowledge of the Ancients As we pull back the curtain from the European version of history, we discover the vast depth of knowledge of our ancient ancestors--knowledge that not only dispels our image of them as primitive peoples but also corresponds with the forefront of modern science, philosophy, and spirituality. With contributions by David Frawley, Geoff Stray, Joscelyn Godwin, Daniel Pinchbeck, Antoine Gigal, and other provocative, cutting-edge thinkers, this collection of essays commissioned by Graham Hancock, bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods, represents the latest, often controversial findings in alternative science, history, archaeology, and consciousness research. Covering topics ranging from the origins of the Inca and the secrets hidden in Vedic literature, to the architecture of the Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, to unified theories of physics and consciousness, this book shows how, by recovering our lost history, we too can experience the higher consciousness and advanced wisdom of the ancients.
Mystery Cults of the Ancient World
Title | Mystery Cults of the Ancient World PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh Bowden |
Publisher | |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
A richly illustrated history of antiquity's secret religious rituals This is the first book to describe and explain all of the ancient world's major mystery cults--one of the most intriguing but least understood aspects of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal Mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically re-enacted the story of Demeter's loss and recovery of her daughter Persephone; in the Bacchic cult, bands of women ran wild in the Greek countryside to honor Dionysus; and in the mysteries of Mithras, men came to understand the nature of the universe and their place within it through frightening initiation ceremonies and astrological teachings. These cults were an important part of life in the ancient Mediterranean world, but their actual practices were shrouded in secrecy, and many of their features have remained unclear until now. By richly illustrating the evidence from ancient art and archaeology, and drawing on enlightening new work in the anthropology and cognitive science of religion, Mystery Cults of the Ancient World allows readers to imagine as never before what it was like to take part in these ecstatic and life-changing religious rituals--and what they meant to those who participated in them. Stunning images of Greek painted pottery, Roman frescoes, inscribed gold tablets from Greek and South Italian tombs, and excavated remains of religious sanctuaries help show what participants in these initiatory cults actually did and experienced. A fresh and accessible introduction to a fascinating subject, this is a book that will interest general readers, as well as students and scholars of classics and religion.
Secrets of the Lost Races
Title | Secrets of the Lost Races PDF eBook |
Author | Rene Noorbergen |
Publisher | TEACH Services, Inc. |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781572581982 |
An increasing number of historical and archaeological finds made around the world have been classified as out-of-place artifacts (ooparts). They have been called this because they appear unexpectedly among the ruins of the past with no evidence of a preceding period of development; their technological sophistication seems far beyond the capabilities of ancient peoples.Drawing on the literature and art of the Chaldeans, Sumerians, Babylonians and others, Rene Noorbergen's contention is that a superior race of man was responsible for these scientific marvels that bear testimony to a civilization with technology comparable to our own.
Motel of the Mysteries
Title | Motel of the Mysteries PDF eBook |
Author | David Macaulay |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 97 |
Release | 1979-10-11 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0547770723 |
It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization.
The Mystery of History, Volume 1
Title | The Mystery of History, Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Lacour Hobar |
Publisher | Bright Ideas Press |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 2007-07-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781892427045 |
Daughter of Ancients
Title | Daughter of Ancients PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Berg |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 2005-09-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1101118105 |
In Avonar, Gerick investigates the ancient king D'Arnath's own daughter, held captive by the Lords of Zhev'Na for a thousand years-or so she claims. Entangled in bonds of love, family, and secrecy, Gerick unravels the mysteries of ancient kings, ancient evil-and the dreadful truth of his own destiny.