Kosma Aiguptiou Monachou Christianike Topographia - The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk

Name: Kosma Aiguptiou Monachou Christianike Topographia - The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk
ISBN: 9781315591230

doi:10.4324/9781315591230

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Kosma Aiguptiou Monachou Christianike Topographia - The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk

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Translated from the Greek, and Edited, with Notes and Introduction. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1897.

Kosma Aiguptiou Monachou Christianike Topographia - The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |6 pages

The Author's Supplication for Divine Aid

chapter |16 pages

Book I: The Places and Figures of the Universe ; the heresy of affirming that the Heavens are spherical, and that there are Antipodes ; Pagan errors as to the causes of rain and of earthquakes

chapter |68 pages

Book II: The position, figure, length and breadth of the earth ; the site of Paradise ; the Greek inscriptions at Adulê ; extract from Ephorus ; the ancient empires ; the Fall of Man and its effect on the Angels ; the circumscription of angels, demons and souls

chapter |38 pages

Book III: The Tower of Babel ; the Mission of Moses to the Israelites ; comments on his history of the Creation of the World ; the conversion of the nations to Christianity

chapter |9 pages

Book IV: A recapitulation of the views advanced ; theory of eclipses ; doctrine of the sphere denounced

chapter |106 pages

Book V: Description of the Tabernacle: Patriarchs and Prophets who predicted the coming of Christ and the future state ; the agreement of these with the Apostles

chapter |19 pages

Book VI: The size of the Sun ; a dissertation on the two states

chapter |41 pages

Book VII: The Duration of the Heavens

chapter |17 pages

Book VIII: Interpretation of the Song of Hezekiah ; the retrogression of the Sun ; ancient dials ; predictions referring to Cyrus

chapter |10 pages

Book IX: Courses of the Sun and Moon and other heavenly bodies ; their movements effected by the angels

chapter |27 pages

Book X: Passages from the Christian Fathers confirming the Author's views

chapter |17 pages

Book XI: Description of certain Indian animals and plants, and of the island of Taprobanê (Ceylon)

chapter |12 pages

Book XII: Old Testament narratives confirmed by Chaldaean, Babylonian, Persian and Egyptian records ; the island Atlantis