Lost Continents
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Lost Continents is a non-fiction book by L. Sprague de Camp that critically examines myths and theories about legendary vanished lands such as Atlantis and Lemuria.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lost Continents canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalApproach |
historical analysis
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scientific evaluation of claims ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 001.94 ⓘ |
| focus |
critical examination of lost-continent myths
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debunking pseudoscientific theories ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ pseudoarchaeology criticism ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on Atlantis
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chapters on Lemuria ⓘ chapters on Mu ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
archaeology
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comparative mythology ⓘ geology ⓘ scientific skepticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | GN751 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | critical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing skeptical views on Atlantis
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systematic critique of lost-continent theories ⓘ |
| partOf | L. Sprague de Camp's non-fiction works ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gnome Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Atlantis
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Lemuria NERFINISHED ⓘ Mu NERFINISHED ⓘ Theosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient astronauts theories ⓘ catastrophism ⓘ folklore ⓘ lost continents in mythology ⓘ mythology ⓘ occultism ⓘ pseudo-history ⓘ pseudoscience ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in Atlantis and lost continents ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
19th century occult revival
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antiquity ⓘ early 20th century pseudoscience ⓘ |
| tone | skeptical ⓘ |
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