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Libros Españoles
1. Die kanarischen Inseln aus alten Quellen (tradución en progreso)
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A Spanish translation of The Canary Islands from Ancient Sources will be available toward the end of the year. Read more....
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Deutsche Bücher
1. Die kanarischen Inseln aus alten Quellen
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In der Kultur der Chinesen, Inder, Iraner, Semiten, Ägypter, Ionier
(Griechen), Italer, Kelten und Germanen existiert das Paradies in
unterschiedlicher Ausprägung. Rückblickend ist das irdische Paradies
verloren und nicht wieder erreichbar, wie der biblische Garten Eden oder
Homers elysische Gefilde; vorausschauend ist es der künftige Wohnort
jener Menschen oder Seelen, die ein exemplarisches Leben geführt haben.
In jenen Kulturen, bei welchen Leib und Seele nicht im dualistischen Sinn
getrennt werden, verspricht das Paradies auch die Befreiung von den
Mühsalen des irdischen Lebens und je nach religiöser Anschauung, die
Nähe zu Gott oder den Göttern. Das Privileg, sich in einer
herrschaftsparkähnlichen Landschaft einer sonst kargen Welt aufhalten zu
dürfen, ist eine erstrebenswerte Belohnung. Read More...
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 Medicinal substances that hold out the promise of longevity, enhanced intellect, strengthening of the libido, and effectiveness against a broad spectrum of ailments were and still are best-sellers. The six products described in this book are the costliest nature parsimoniously provides. Demand has always outstripped supply by a huge factor despite their exorbitant cost. Ever since these products reached the market, some as early as 2,000 years ago, they have been falsified by greedy profiteers whose resourcefulness in deceiving the buyers was nothing short of stunning and even today, genuine products rarely reach the open market. The author spared no effort to obtain and photograph genuine specimens and to document the scams, testing, usage and abusage of these rare medicinal substances.
Enormously expensive, rare, exotic and mysterious, but of questionable effectiveness: these are the attributes that best describe the six medicinal substances chosen for this book: ambergris, bezoar, musk, agarwood (lignum aloes) tropical camphor, Timorese sandalwood. read more... |
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 A myth-shattering journey to the Cape of Asia and the Straits of Singapore supported by a truly formidable collection of rare, ancient maps which are treasures in themselves.
The cartographic story of Singapore and the Straits has not been told yet in its entirety. Unavoidably, some of the material presented in this book leads to conclusions that are at odds with established tradition or scholarship but this is part of the excitement and reward of new research.
High-resolution digital images of rare manuscript maps arduously collected over many years from libraries and archives all over the world demonstrate that “Sin-Gapura” means China Gateway, a term most appropriate to one of the world’s most strategic shipping lanes. The book clears up misunderstandings about the uniqueness of the name Singapura, its usages, the existence of a competing transpeninsular waterway, and the dubious scheme by which Singapore Island, formerly called Long Island, became a British trading station. read more... |
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