Invented knowledge false history, fake science and pseudo-religions
This incredible exploration of the murky world of pseudo-history reveals the proven fact, the informed speculation, and the pure fiction behind lost continents, ancient super-civilizations, and conspiratorial cover-ups--as well as the revisionist historical foundations behind religions such as the N...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion Books
cop. 2009
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000793709708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | This incredible exploration of the murky world of pseudo-history reveals the proven fact, the informed speculation, and the pure fiction behind lost continents, ancient super-civilizations, and conspiratorial cover-ups--as well as the revisionist historical foundations behind religions such as the Nation of Islam and the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. Drawing on the best scholarship available, Fritze shows that in spite of strong, mainstream historical evidence to the contrary, many of these ideas have proved durable and gained widespread acceptance. As the examples in Invented Knowledge reveal, pseudo-historians capitalize on and exploit anomalies in evidence to support their claims, rather than examining the preponderance of research as a whole. --from publisher description |
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| Physical Description: | 304 p. ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 257-297). Índice |
| ISBN: | 9781861894304 9781861898173 |
