The Story of Atlantis
and The Lost Lemuria
Published on 2. August 2020
Book
Hardback
118 pages
978-2-35728-536-1 (ISBN)
Description
What was the real City of Atlantis? A fantasy? A forgotten civilization? Or something in between?
The Greek philosopher Plato (c. 429-347 BCE) introduced Atlantis in his Socratic dialogues Timaeus and Critias, describing a powerful and highly advanced civilization that vanished beneath the sea. Ever since, Atlantis has remained one of the Western world's most enduring and tantalizing legends-an evocative blend of myth, mystery, and speculation.
In The Story of Atlantis and The Lost Lemuria, the theosophist W. Scott-Elliot offers a remarkable geographical, historical, and ethnological sketch of these lost worlds. Drawing on the traditions of Theosophy and esoteric research, he reconstructs the landscapes, peoples, and spiritual development of Atlantis and the vanished continent of Lemuria.
Whether read as visionary history, symbolic myth, or speculative inquiry into humanity's forgotten past, this classic work continues to fascinate seekers of ancient wisdom and unexplained mysteries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
France
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
333 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-35728-536-1 (9782357285361)
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William Scott-Elliot (1849-1919) was a theosophist who elaborated Helena Blavatsky's concept of root races in several publications, most notably The Story of Atlantis (1896) and The Lost Lemuria (1904), later combined in 1925 into a single volume called The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria. In 1893 he married Matilda (Maude) Louise Travers (1859-1929). W. Scott-Elliot came into contact with theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater who said he received knowledge about ancient Atlantis and Lemuria from the Theosophical Masters by "astral clairvoyance." Leadbeater transmitted his clairvoyant findings to Scott-Elliot, who undertook scholarly research to back them up.