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ASHE, GEOFFREY Book of Prophecy, the - from Ancient Greece to the Millenium
London: Blandford Press Pub, 1999. 1999 Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 7-1/2 x 10 x 1 " 0713727373 1999 Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked .... Jacket protected in New, non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 287 pages ... Prophets and their predictions have intrigued, amazed and disturbed humankind throughout recorded history, and in the mysterious realms of myth and legend ... Geoffrey Ashe, the author of books as diverse as King Arthur's Avalon and Miracles, presents here a factual, learned, but easily accessible overview of major and minor prophecy, from the oracular utterances at Delphi to modern attempts to find the future in dreams and horoscopes ... Ashe's eclectic approach brings both the general reader and the scholar useful background and fresh insight into biblical prophecy, into possible influences on prophetic elements in the works of Dante and Milton, and into Merlin's so-called prophecies and the 'return' of King Arthur ... Geoffrey Ashe addresses areas of confusion about the famous seer Nostradamus, clearing away the extravagant claims of some of his interpreters, and scrutinzing anew his genuinely impressive predictions ... Ashe reappraises others as well, such as the twelfth-century abbot Joachim of Fiore, whose visions of spiritual and social change have affected ideologies ever since ... Destined to become a standard work in the study of prophecy, this fascinating book challenges preconceptions, and invites everyone interested in a much debated, much misunderstood subject to think about it in new ways ... " The Book of Prophecy ... From Ancient Greece to the Millenium " ... by Geoffrey Ashe.... published by Blandford Press Books, London 1999 ... Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift giving quality ***. New/New .
Offered for US$ 25.95 by: Cavendish International Books & Music - Book number: 6115
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