... there were plenty of people thinking about Atlantis. The location of this legendary kingdom that -- according to Plato and others -- sank into the ocean is unknown. But that hasn't stopped thinkers from imagining where it might be -- see the map illustration accompanying this post. Do you notice anything unusual off the … Continue reading Long before Aquaman…
Category: Myth — nonfiction
Works of history and other nonfiction that examine various aspects of myth, lore, the supernatural and the occult.
You didn’t get rid of that book, did you?
Yes, I nearly did. Elizabeth Wayland Barber's The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance (W.W. Norton) almost escaped my home. It wasn't any fault on the book's part--on mine. Have you done this before? I hadn't picked it up since it was published early last year, and as I went about … Continue reading You didn’t get rid of that book, did you?
Hmmm…just curious: new in bookstores
Philip Ball is a writer to be envied -- he's a non-affiliated academic who ranges far and wide wherever his curiosity takes him. In the case of his new book, curiosity holds up a mirror to itself -- and to all of Western civilization. With Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything (University of Chicago … Continue reading Hmmm…just curious: new in bookstores
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