Prophecies by Tony Allan

Prophecies by Tony Allan

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Offers an overview of the phenomenon of prophecy in the last 4,000 years of world history, from diviners consulted by Chinese emperors in the earliest civilizations to modern visions of catastrophe. This title includes stories - such as clairvoyant dreams about the sinking of the Titanic and the Reichstaag Fire in Berlin.

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Prophecies by Tony Allan

Discover how accurate past visions of the future have turned out to be and explore the continuity of the prophetic tradition. This is a fascinating anthology of amazing and curious stories - such as clairvoyant dreams about the sinking of the Titanic and the Reichstaag Fire in Berlin. It includes features on ancient shamans and soothsayers, Egyptian dream analysis, Greek oracles and Roman auguries, the ancient roots of astrology, messianic visionaries, medieval seers, African systems of divination, Aztec prophecies of cataclysms, the mysteries of Pachacamac, Nostradamus and his "Centuries" and the futurism of H. G. Wells.
Tony Allan studied history at Oxford and was for many years a writer and editor with Time-Life Books, serving as Series Editor of the Time-Life History of the World, and working as an author and consultant on Myth and Mankind, a 20-volume study of comparative mythology.
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ISBN 13 9781906787028
ISBN 10 1906787026
Title Prophecies
Author Tony Allan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Other book format
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Year published 2009-04-06
Number of pages 288
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