Description
Author: Robert K. G. Temple
Publisher: Destiny Books / Inner Traditions International
Place: Rochester, Vermont
Year: 1987
Edition: Revised edition, fourth printing
Format: Trade paperback
Page Count: 290 pages
Condition: Near Fine
Description:
In The Sirius Mystery, Robert K. G. Temple examines traditions associated with the Dogon people of West Africa and their reported knowledge of the Sirius star system. Temple traces these traditions through ancient Egypt, Sumer, and other Mediterranean cultures, proposing that sophisticated astronomical knowledge may have originated through contact with beings connected to Sirius.
Originally published in 1976 and revised in 1987, the book became an influential—and widely debated—work connecting ancient civilizations, mythology, astronomy, and theories of extraterrestrial contact. This Destiny Books edition includes a bibliography and index.
Why we love this book:
A remarkably clean vintage copy of an influential ancient-astronaut classic, combining African cosmology, ancient history, mythology, and astronomical mystery.
Condition:
Near Fine. Appears never read, with a strong, tight binding and clean interior. Covers are bright and crisp with only negligible shelf wear. Faint pencil notation appears near the top of the copyright page, and an original bookseller’s price sticker remains on the back cover. No apparent reading creases.