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Atlantis and the Cycles of Time: Prophecies, Traditions, and Occult Revelations
Joscelyn Godwin
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Description for Atlantis and the Cycles of Time: Prophecies, Traditions, and Occult Revelations
Paperback. A comprehensive study of the major occult writings on Atlantis. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604. Prophecies, Traditions, and Occult Revelations. 448 pages. Professor Godwin shows how the legends of Atlantis go hand-in-hand with the concept of cyclical history, such as the Vedic system of Yugas and the Mayan calendar. He examines the kindred myths of Lemuria and Mu along with the writings of Gurdjieff, Guenon, Cayce, and many others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF; VXW. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight: 604.
Atlantis has held a perennial place in the collective imagination of humanity from ancient Greece onward. Many of the great minds of the occult and esoteric world wrote at length on their theories of Atlantis--about its high culture, its possible location, its ultimate demise, and their predictions of a return to Atlantean enlightenment or the downfall of modern society. Beginning with a review of the rationalist writings on Atlantis--those that use geographic and geologic data to validate their theories--renowned scholar Joscelyn Godwin then analyzes and compares writings on Atlantis from many of the great occultists and esotericists of the 19th ... Read more
Atlantis has held a perennial place in the collective imagination of humanity from ancient Greece onward. Many of the great minds of the occult and esoteric world wrote at length on their theories of Atlantis--about its high culture, its possible location, its ultimate demise, and their predictions of a return to Atlantean enlightenment or the downfall of modern society. Beginning with a review of the rationalist writings on Atlantis--those that use geographic and geologic data to validate their theories--renowned scholar Joscelyn Godwin then analyzes and compares writings on Atlantis from many of the great occultists and esotericists of the 19th ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781594772627
SKU
V9781594772627
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About Joscelyn Godwin
Educated at Cambridge and Cornell, Joscelyn Godwin, Ph.D., is a professor of music at Colgate University and the author, editor, and translator of more than 30 books, including Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World. Known for his translations of the works of Fabre d'Olivet and Julius Evola as well as Francesco Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, he lives in Hamilton, New York. ... Read more
Reviews for Atlantis and the Cycles of Time: Prophecies, Traditions, and Occult Revelations
...this is a richly rewarding and illuminating work of scholarship, a chronicle of modern Western essays in what Henry Corbin called `hierohistory'.
Temenos Academy, January 2013
Intelligent and written in a readable style that moves at a good pace, Atlantis and the Cycles of Time is a compelling exploration of the topic.
The Beacon ... Read more
Temenos Academy, January 2013
Intelligent and written in a readable style that moves at a good pace, Atlantis and the Cycles of Time is a compelling exploration of the topic.
The Beacon ... Read more