FLAT EARTH HISTORY
I. ANCIENT COSMOLOGIES
Introductory
Common Characteristics
a. Flat Earth
b. Cosmic Mountain
c. Flood
A. ASIATIC
- Hebrew
Israelite Cosmos
History
- Babylonian
Babylonian Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- ARAB
ARAB COSMOS
In Sufi tradition a great mountain called Qaf exists in the northern ocean.
HISTORY
FOOTNOTES
'The King of the World' by Rene Guenon
- Persian
Persian Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- HINDU
HINDU COSMOS
In an ancient hindu tradition, four Maharajas sit at the four corners of the flat earth. They have a king over them who resides at the centre underneath the earth.
HISTORY
A major medieval Hindu astronomical book known as the Surya Siddhanta is evidence that medieval India adopted and preserved Greek spherical doctrines.
FOOTNOTES
'King of the World' by Rene Guenon
'Surya Siddhanta'
- Jain
Jain Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- CHINA
CHINESE COSMOS
According to the Shu King, a flood which covered the entire world occurred during the reign of Emperor Yuan.
HISTORY
FOOTNOTES
- The Shu King
- 'Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China: The Zhou Bi Suan Jing' translated by Christopher Cullen
- 'The Development and Decline of Chinese Cosmology' by John Henderson
B. EUROPEAN
- Greek
Greek Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- Latin
Latin Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- IRELAND
ERIE COSMOS
The four lands with a capitol located at____.
HISTORY
FOOTNOTES
Rene Guenon
- Scandinavia
Norse Cosmos
History
Footnotes
C. AFRICAN
- Egyptian
Egyptian Cosmos
History
Footnotes
D. OCEANUS
Alaska
Aleutian Cosmos
History
Footnotes
Nunavut
Inuit Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- Hawaii
Hawaiian Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- Tahiti
Tahitian Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- Maya
Mayan Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- Inca
Incan Cosmos
History
Footnotes
- Aztec
Nahuan Cosmos
History
Footnotes
E. CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN COSMOS
The Book of Enoch
Saint Jerome
Cosmas Indicopleustes
HISTORY
Lactantius
Emperor Constantine
John Chrysostom
Jerome
Emperor Justinian
Cosmas Indicopleustes
Photios's Derision of the Christian Topography
RUSSIAN OLD BELIEVERS
FOOTNOTES
'Dawn of Modern Geography' by Raymond Beazeley
'City of God' by Augustine of Hippo, translation and introduction by Henry Bettenson
'Christian Topography' By Cosmas Indicopleustes
'Cosmology of Aethicus Ister' translated by Michael Herren
'The Divine Institutes' by Lactantius (NPNF)
'The Madaba Map Centenary 1897-1997' by Eugenio Piccirillo and Michelle Alliata
F. ETHIOPIA
G. SAMUEL ROWBOTHAM
ZETETIC COSMOS
HISTORY
FOOTNOTES
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Note: Both this outline and the bibliography are works in progress and will be repeatedly updated, organized, and edited as time permits.