A Book of the Beginnings, Vol.1 Contributor(s): Massey, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602068291 ISBN-13: 9781602068292 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - History | Ancient - Egypt |
Dewey: 932 |
Physical Information: 1.04" H x 7" W x 10" (1.95 lbs) 516 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: After enjoying years as a popular journalist and poet, intellectual and freethinker Gerald Massey turned his vast studies in the field of Egyptology into A Book of the Beginnings, a bold statement that the origin of all civilization lays in ancient Egypt. His assertions, radical at the time-indeed, almost a century before the discovery of three-million-year-old human remains in Africa-resonate loudly today, when molecular biology is making corresponding discoveries alongside the still-raging creation-versus-evolution controversy. In Volume I, Massey lays the foundation of the Egypt-centric position through a scholarly comparative analysis of language, names, and mythology-delving not only into our most basic actions of naming and communicating, but also man's beloved, universal myths of death, awakenings, and love. British author GERALD MASSEY (1828-1907) published works of poetry, spiritualism, Shakespearean criticism, and theology, but his best-known works are in the realm of Egyptology, including The Natural Genesis and Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World. |