From Atlantis to the Sphinx : Recovering the Lost Wisdom of the Ancient World

Wilson, Colin

ISBN 10: 185227526X / ISBN 13: 9781852275266

Published by Virgin Books, London, United Kingdom, 1996

About this Item

Good, hardcover. Generally clean, bright and tight. Some marks but otherwise in good condition. Owner's name and address inside front cover. Dustjacket creased, ruffled and price clipped. 294 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Atlantis to the Sphinx : Recovering the Lost Wisdom of the Ancient World
• Publisher: Virgin Books, London, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185227526X
• ISBN 13: 9781852275266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

In this work, Colin Wilson goes beyond the conviction that a pre-Ice-Age civilization existed before being wiped out by some great catas trophe. He suggests that a highly advanced knowledge system, developed by this society was passed on to ancient man by survivors. It is this knowledge system, argues Wilson; that enabled the ancient Egyptians to move heavy blocks of stone; drill a granite coffin with an accuracy that still baffles modern engineers; and hollow out stone vases whose long necks will not admit a child's finger. Wilson attempts to reconstruct the knowledge system, and try to understand how these "old ones" thought, felt and communicated with the universe.

About the Author

Colin Wilson was the author of more than eighty books ranging from fiction and plays to existential psychology, criminology, and the paranormal. Wilson lived in Cornwall, England and passed away in December of 2013.