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Jean-Loïc Le Quel The White Lady and Atlantis: Ophir and Great Zimba (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- The White Lady and Atlantis: Ophir and Great Zimbabwe
- Publication Name
- White Lady and Atlantis: Ophir and Great Zimbabwe : Investigation of an Archaeological Myth
- Title
- The White Lady and Atlantis: Ophir and Great Zimbabwe
- Subtitle
- Investigation of an archaeological myth
- ISBN-10
- 1784914703
- EAN
- 9781784914707
- ISBN
- 9781784914707
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 30/11/2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Item Width
- 6.9 in
- Item Weight
- 31.1 Oz
- Genre
- History
- Subject Area
- Art, History, Social Science
- Subject
- Archaeology, Africa / General, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, Folklore & Mythology
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 330 Pages
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This meticulous investigation, based around a famous rock image, the 'White Lady', makes it possible to take stock of the mythical presuppositions that infuse a great deal of scientific research, especially in the case of rock art studies. It also highlights the existence of some surprising bridges between scholarly works and literary or artistic productions (novels, films, comic strips, adventure tales). The examination of the abbé Breuil's archives and correspondence shows that the primary motivation of the work he carried out in southern Africa like that of his pupil Henri Lhote in the Tassili was the search for ancient, vanished 'white' colonies which were established, in prehistory, in the heart of the dark continent. Both Breuil and Lhote found paintings on African rocks that, in their view, depicted 'white women' who were immediately interpreted as goddesses or queens of the ancient kingdoms of which they believed they had found the vestiges. In doing this, they were reviving and nourishing two myths at the same time: that of a Saharan Atlantis for Henri Lhote and, for the abbé, that of the identification of the great ruins of Zimbabwe with the mythical city of Ophir from which, according to the Bible, King Solomon derived his fabulous wealth. With hindsight we can now see very clearly that their theories were merely a clumsy reflection of the ideas of their time, particularly in the colonial context of the Sahara and in the apartheid of South Africa. Without their knowledge, these two scholars' scientific production was used to justify the white presence in Africa, and it was widely manipulated to that end. And yet recent studies have demonstrated that the 'White Lady' who so fascinated the abbé Breuil was in reality neither white nor even a woman. One question remains: if such an interpenetration of science and myth in the service of politics was possible in the mid-20th century, could it happen today?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Archaeopress
ISBN-10
1784914703
ISBN-13
9781784914707
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237603883
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
330 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
White Lady and Atlantis: Ophir and Great Zimbabwe : Investigation of an Archaeological Myth
Publication Year
2016
Subject
Archaeology, Africa / General, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, Folklore & Mythology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, History, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2016-436919
Dewey Edition
23
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
960.1
Lc Classification Number
Gn861
Table of Content
List of Figures; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Reinhard Maack and the Brandberg; Chapter 2: A few other servants of the White Lady; Chapter 3: Mary Boyle puts pen to paper; Chapter 4: In which a few doubts arise; Chapter 5: Of a hapax which isn't one any longer; Chapter 6: The 'Saharan connection'; Chapter 7: From Atlantis seekers to flying saucer dreamers; Chapter 8: On the role of literature and especially tales of 'lost worlds'; Chapter 9: In which we look at bridges; Chapter 10: Ophir, the mythical city and Solomonic traditions; Chapter 11: The Queen of Sheba among the Afrikaners; Chapter 12: No photos!; Chapter 13: Knossos in Africa; Chapter 14: The future of an illusion; Chapter 15: Short biographical dictionary of the principal protagonists; Bibliography
Copyright Date
2016
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