The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geographies, Catastrophic Histories

by Sumathi Ramaswamy

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During the nineteenth century, Lemuria was imagined as a land that once bridged India and Africa but disappeared into the ocean millennia ago, much like Atlantis. A sustained meditation on a lost place from a lost time, this elegantly written book is the first to explore Lemuria's incarnations across cultures, from Victorian-era science to Euro-American occultism to colonial and postcolonial India. The Lost Land of Lemuria widens into a provocative...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520244400

ISBN13:9780520244405

Release Date:September 2004

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

Ancient Asia Education & Reference Fairy Tales Folklore Folklore & Mythology History India Mythology & Folk Tales New Age New Age, Mythology & Occult Occult Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Sciences Spirituality

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