From Atlantis To The Sphinx: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of the Ancient World - Softcover

Wilson, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753511398 ISBN 13: 9780753511398

Publisher: Virgin Books, 2007

Synopsis

Inspired by the revelation that the Sphinx had been weathered by water and not by wind-blown sand and was, therefore, thousands of years older than the oldest civilisation known to man, Colin Wilson sets out to explore the remote depths of history. The compelling argument of this bestselling book is that, thousands of years before Ancient Egypt and Greece held sway, there was a great civilisation whose ships travelled the world and who possessed some knowledge system that offered a unified view of the universe, alien to modern man. In this fascinating exploration of the world at a time when, according to Plato, the 'lost civilisation' of Atlantis was destroyed, the author makes a ground-breaking attempt to understand how these long-forgotten peoples thought, felt and communicated on a universal plane.

About this title

About the Author

Colin Wilson's first book The Outsider became an instant literary sensation when it was first published in the fifties. Now author of over fifty books on subjects ranging from mysticism to criminology, he is a renowned authority on the paranormal and has also written numerous articles and plays and contributed to several newspapers and journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753511398
• ISBN 13: 9780753511398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432