Ages in Chaos

by Immanuel Velikovsky

Paperback, 1974

Status

Available

Call number

932

Publication

Abacus (1974), 342 pages

Description

This is the first volume of the series Ages in Chaos, in which Immanuel Velikovsky undertakes a reconstruction of the history of antiquity. With utmost precision and the exciting style of a presentation that's typical for him he shows, beyond doubt, what nobody would consider possible: in the conventional history of Egypt - and therefore also of many neighboring cultures - a span of 600 years is described, which has never happened This assertion is as unbelievable and outrageous as the assertions in Worlds in Collision or Earth in Upheaval. But Velikovsky takes us on a detailed and highly interesting journey through the - corrected - history and makes us a witness to how many question marks disappear, doubts vanish and corresponding facts from the entire Near East furnish a picture of overall conformity and correctness. You will meet an Egyptian eyewitness of the biblical plagues and the mysterious Queen of Sheba. You will find out to where her legendary visit led her. You will, moreover, learn surprising details about the temple of Solomon and learn who was behind its sacking. In the end you do not only wonder how conventional historiography has come into existence, but why it is still taught and published. Just as Velikovsky became the father of "neo-catastrophism" by Worlds in Collision, he became the father of "new chronology" by Ages in Chaos.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Sundownr
Although I don't agree with everything Velikovsky writes about, amazingly he has gotten more right than many of the scientists who study such fields (physics, astronomy, history, etc.). This book was a real eye-opener for me, so I bought as many of his other books as I could get my hands on. I am
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reading them as the mood strikes me and my time allows.
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LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
This is a book of pseudo Archaeology, drawn largely from literary references, and an example of arguing from inadequate research. While it was seen as an amusing sidelight to the pursuit of real history, it did stir interest in th period, and certainly made some money for the writer. Dr.
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Velikovsky, a psychiatrist became quite a well known figure due to series of highly imaginative reconstructions of the sober work done by Petrie, Murray, and later men such as Cunliffe, whose efforts seem to be far more founded in Fact. However this book and its followers did start several lively conversations in my life. Nowadays one could see his corpus becoming useful to the anti-scientific writers in the field of biblical examination.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1952

Physical description

342 p.; 7.5 inches

ISBN

0349135754 / 9780349135755
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