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The White Lady and Atlantis: Ophir and Great Zimbabwe: Investigation of an Archaeological Myth
Jean-Loïc Le Quellec
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 245 x 26. Weight in Grams: 860.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
860g
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784914707
SKU
V9781784914707
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About Jean-Loïc Le Quellec
Jean-Loïc Le Quellec is a director of research at the CNRS and a researcher in the Centre d’études des mondes africains (UMR 8171, Université de Paris-I) and Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg 2050). He has written numerous books on Saharan rock art. He has just published Des Martiens ... Read more
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