Lewis Spence (1874–1955)
Author of The Myths of the North American Indians (Native American)
About the Author
Lewis Spence (1920-1998) was a reporter for the Schenectady Union Star in upstate New York and later a correspondent for Time magazine.
Works by Lewis Spence
The Magic and Mysteries of Mexico: The Arcane Secrets and Occult Lore of the Ancient Mexicans and Maya (1973) 29 copies
Encyclopedia of occultism & [and] parapsychology : a compendium of information... Vol. 1 A - L (1990) — Author — 16 copies
A dictionary of mythology. Being a concise guide to the myths of Greece and Rome, Babylonia, Egypt, America, Scandinavia & Great Britain (1910) 6 copies
Mexico of the Mexicans 2 copies
Ancient Mesopotamia Mythology: Babylonian and Assyrian History, Myths and Legends (Annotated) With a Historical Introduction (2022) 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Spence, Lewis
- Legal name
- Spence, James Lewis Thomas Chalmers
- Birthdate
- 1874-11-25
- Date of death
- 1955-03-03
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Occupations
- journalist
editor
folklorist
occult scholar - Organizations
- Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society
Ancient Druid Order
The British Weekly
The Edinburgh Magazine
The Scotsman
Scottish National Party (show all 8)
National Party of Scotland
Scottish National Movement (founder) - Awards and honors
- Royal Anthropological Institute (Fellow)
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Monifieth, Angus, Scotland, UK
- Places of residence
- 66 Arden Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Place of death
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Burial location
- Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Map Location
- Scotland, UK
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Reviews
An enduring mystery from our ancient past. 'Conventional wisdom' (which is an oxymoron) tells us that it has been explained away. Perhaps conventional science with its conventional paradigms is right. It was just an angry volcano on a small island that lost its top and entered into legend, thanks to Plato and some annoying ancient Egyptian priests. Sure. Of course that's what happened. But our past keeps getting pushed back further and further. The mystery remains and this book tells us all show more about it. Intriguing. show less
A very good beginners guide to Egyptian mythology, cover th major gods and stories of this rich and amazingly detailed body of mythology. A bit dry and academic in places, however it is compensated by the fascinating material being explained and retold
It's a mix of storytelling and nonfiction (criticism).
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The old stories aren’t all goodness and light, but they have a certain dark grandeur to them.
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The stories are diverse, containing much of the good and bad of both traditions.
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The old stories aren’t all goodness and light, but they have a certain dark grandeur to them.
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The stories are diverse, containing much of the good and bad of both traditions.
After Donnelly, Spence was the next great Atlantis scholar. This book is old, but, like Donnelly, all Atlantis stuff is this rehashed with some aliens thrown in.
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- Works
- 66
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- Rating
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