The Secret History of the World
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Book Overview
They say that history is written by the victors. But what if history-or what we come to know as history-has been written by the wrong people? What if everything we've been told is only part of the story? In this groundbreaking and now famous work, Mark Booth embarks on an enthralling tour of our world's secret histories. Starting from a dangerous premise-that everything we've known about our world's past is corrupted, and that the stories put forward by the various cults and mystery schools throughout history are true-Booth produces nothing short of an alternate history of the past 3,000 years. From Greek and Egyptian mythology to Jewish folklore, from Christian cults to Freemasons, from Charlemagne to Don Quixote, from George Washington to Hitler- Booth shows that history needs a revolutionary rethink, and he has 3,000 years of hidden wisdom to back it up.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1590200314
ISBN13:9781590200315
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams
Length:415 Pages
Weight:1.64 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.6" x 9.5"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Insightful and informative
Published by T , 1 month ago
The opening lines of the 1st chapter state professors and academic historians won't like this book. It is written by Philosopher's. You can clearly see that is true by some reviews by professors. This is because they are not studied in the secret societies teachings but in accidemics and science which is not an account of the mysteries secret societies taught. The book does connect some dots and expand upon teachings not held in accidemic classrooms but as believed and taught thousands of years ago in these societies. You will find some to be the same but under different names and characters but that's the point of the book. To show much is connected and one belief stems from the other. If you are already studied in ritual magic and secret history you will find these connections interesting and perhaps unusual takes on concepts already learned. It's not to say one is right or wrong but to say open your mind and look without prejudice and judgment. It's always good to know other alternative concepts and combine them with your current knowledge.
What a waste of time to read
Published by Zeus , 1 year ago
This book is a joke, it's not an academic look at the history of secrets society but a silly attempt connect every conspiracy, religious philosophy, and historical event to Atlantis (who Plato himself called an allegory). The author for example compares Dionysus, Rama, and Noah as some kind of forgotten story of pre-historic Alexander the Great but he makes no attempt to explain anything or show how these mythology could be linked but make everything connected to Atlantis. Given the fact the Atlantis narrative in Plato's Timaeus and Critias is A short and B incomplete how does guy get the claim the Noah, Dionysus, and Vishnu are all from Atlantis or represent an archetype. The rest of the book is poorly explained and has no new ideas nor any unqiue historical conclusions. Stay away from this book and save your money.
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