In Search of Quetzalcoatl

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According to ancient Native American legends, at some point in the mists of prehistory huge ships with "swan wings" landed on the shores of the New World. They brought strange men - fair-skinned, bearded and blue-eyed - wearing gowns of a coarse black material with a circular opening at the neck and short wide sleeves. These men brought the Indians a higher level of civilization, sharing all their knowledge of science and engineering, and establishing social order and laws. Wherever you go in South and Central America, you will hear the legend of the white men with beards who came to the Indians in the dim past, and became gods of the New World - gods called by many names, including: Quetzalcoatl, Viracocha and Kukulkan.

Who were the men who introduced their culture to the Mesoamericans? Where did they come from, and when did they arrive? These are some of the questions Honore poses and masterfully answers in this absorbing account of his quest into the mysterious heritage of South and Central American civilizations. Honore traveled extensively and examined the material remains of the great Indian civilizations. Already well acquainted with with the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world, he noticed extraordinary parallels between them and the Mesoamerican civilizations.

Over the course of his 15-year investigation, including both examination of the archaeological evidence and research in the great libraries of Europe, he became increasingly aware of further similarities with cultures from across the Pacific, China and Cambodia.

His inescapable concluision? Communication between South America, the Mediterranean and the Orient MUST have taken place! He maintains that the legendary foreign gods of the Indians once existed in reality, and he suggests a solution to the mystery of who they were.

Details

Author Pierre Honore

Type Quality Paperback

Year 1961, 2007 original reprint

Pages 240

Illustrated yes, extensively, with many rare images

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