- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Century (1 Jan 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712678743
- ISBN-13: 978-0712678742
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 368,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Is the existence of civilization on Earth a result of contact from inhabitants of a planet in the sysyem of the star Sirius prior to 3000 BC? There are tribal cultures in present-day Africa whos most sacred and secret traditions are based on this theory. Central to their cosmology is a body of knowledge concerning the system of the star Sirius that is accurate in detail, including specific information only recently accesible to modern science. The author traces the traditions of the Dogon and three related tribes back 5000 years to the ancient Mediterranean cultures of Egypt and Sumer. He shows a knowledge dependent on physics and astrophysics, which they claimed was imported to them by visitors from Sirius.
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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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Simply, the best argument for alien contact ever written.,
By tony.leibbrandt@btinternet.com (Carradale, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Sirius Mystery: New Scientific Evidence for Alien Contact 5000 Years Ago (Paperback)
A hugely impressive, deeply researched, and very detailed study of the beliefs and knowledge of the Dogon tribe of West Africa by a great polymath. Essential reading for anyone interested in the possibility of alien contact, it will also interest those who study ancient knowledge and prehistory. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Essential reading for anyone who thinks about the origins of man and myth.,
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This review is from: The Sirius Mystery: New Scientific Evidence for Alien Contact 5000 Years Ago (Paperback)
I have finally read the Sirius Mystery after many years of reading of it secondhand. It appears most authors either love or loathe Robert Temple's theory. Although like the majority of readers, I have yet to be convinced about alien contact, the effort of the author in trying to make sense of the beliefs of the Dogon in the light of better known Egyptian, Sumerian and Greek myth is impressive to say the least. I found myself checking sources and alternative explanations, reaching the conclusion that Robert Temple is a careful and honest scholar. Read the book and see for yourself! A comment passed on by Michael Palin was good: "How many people are there in an average Dogon Family? Five: Two adults, two children and a French Anthropologist!"
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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A clear and concise presentation of fact,
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This review is from: The Sirius Mystery: New Scientific Evidence for Alien Contact 5000 Years Ago (Paperback)
Temple's book is a detailed and well-documented presentation of research results. He deals with a delicate and almost heretical topic in the eyes of many of his colleagues in a professional manner that is hard to dismiss. Highly Recommended!
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