Mythical Monsters, Cryptozoology: A Study on the Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Other Species (Forgotten Books) Book

Book Description: "The core of the book is about dragons: Western, Chinese, and Japanese, although it also covers the Sea-serpent, the Unicorn, and the Chinese Phoenix. Gould hypothesized that the dragon was based on an unknown, very rare animal, a huge reptile with wings, which became extinct in historical times. He also concluded that persistent sea-serpent sightings were also due to an undiscovered surviving prehistoric marine animal. He drew on the then-emerging body of fossil evidence for prehistoric megafauna, from flying lizards to whale-sized aquatic dinosaurs.In context the proposal was not all that outrageous. Darwin had 25 years earlier proposed that humans are part of a huge web of biological relationships over vast realms of time and space. So what other paradigms were about to be shattered?Gould leads off with a discussion of some other 'earth mysteries:' the world-wide flood myth, cultural diffusion, and Atlantis; readers looking for the cryptozoology will want to skip forward to Chapter VI. Extensive illustrations, translations from rare documents, and historical accounts from newspaper articles, make this a must-have book for anyone interested in this subject. " (Quote from sacred-texts.com)Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; On Some Remarkable Animal Forms; Extinction Of Species; Antiquity Of Man; The Deluge Not A Myth; On The Translation Of Myths Between The Old And The New World; The Dragon; The Chinese Dragon; The Japanese Dragon; The Sea-serpent; The Unicorn; The Chinese PhÅ?nix; Appendix I. The Deluge Tradition According To Berosus ; Appendix ii.the Dragon; Appendix iii. Original Preface To "wonders By Land And Sea" ("shan Hai King"); Appendix iv. A Memorial Presented By Liu Hsiu, By Order Of His Imperial Majesty The Emperor, On The "book Of Wonders By Land And Sea"; Appendix V. After Preface To The "book Of Wonders By Land And Sea"; Appendix vi. Extracts From "social Life Of The Chinese"; Appendix vii. Extracts From The "pan Tsaou Kang Mu"; Appendix viii. Extract From The "yuen Keen Lei Han"; Appendix ix. Appendix To The Chapter On The Sea-serpent; EndnotesAbout the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.orgForgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.Read More