Synopses & Reviews
The fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vesel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon. andlt;BRandgt; After ten years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends -- revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden. andlt;BRandgt; Part fascinating scholarship and part entertaining adventure yarn, tying together some of the most intriguing tales of all time -- from the Knights Templar and Prester John to Parsival and the Holy Grail -- this book will appeal to anyone fascinated by the revelation of hidden truths, the discovery of secret mysteries.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Western Morning Newsandlt;/Iandgt; As readable as a first-class detective story...
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andlt;Iandgt;The Seattle Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Anyone who likes a great intellectual detective yarn will plunge into andlt;Iandgt;The Sign and the Sealandlt;/Iandgt; and not come up until the end.
Description
Includes bibliographical references(p. [517]-588) and index.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Graham Hancockandlt;/Bandgt; was the East Africa correspondent for andlt;Iandgt;The Economistandlt;/Iandgt; and is the author of several previous books on Africa and the Third World. He lives in Devonshire, England.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgementsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;I Legendandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1 Initiationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2 Disenchantmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;II Holy Ark and Holy Grailandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3 The Grail Cipherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4 A Map to Hidden Treasureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5 White Knights, Dark Continentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6 Resolving Doubtsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7 A Secret and Never-Ending Questandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;III Labyrinthandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8 Into Ethiopiaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9 Sacred Lakeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;10 Ghost in a Mazeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;11 And David danced before the Arkandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;IV A Monstrous Instrumentandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;12 Magic...or Method?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;13 Treasures of Darknessandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;V Where is the Glory?andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;14 The Glory is departed from Israelandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;15 Hidden Historyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;16 Door of the Southern Countriesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;VI The Waste Landandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;17 Supping with Devilsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;18 A Treasure Hard to Attainandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Referencesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Index