Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2013-05-06
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #226 - John Anthony West
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
-
Hamlet's Mill
Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend is an ambitious and dense work of history of science and mythology, originally published in the 1960s, which argues that ancient myths encode sophisticated, prehistoric knowledge of advanced astronomy, specifically the precession of the equinoxes.
Discussed“I mean for example Hamlet's Mill um the santiana and V can go to a lot of trouble to show that very ancient Mist as far back as you go know about the procession of the equinoxes I was just about to ask you about that what I said I was just about to ask you about that that's a”
Where to get it
-
Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume II
Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume II by Martin Bernal is a scholarly work that argues ancient Greek civilization was heavily influenced by Afroasiatic cultures, particularly Egypt and Phoenicia.
Recommended“and they're very open about it it's the modern day qu academics that don't want I understand that because very interesting book called black Athena the afroasiatic roots of Greek civilization by a very fine Cornell scholar called um Martin Bernal”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Case for Astrology
“actually I have in my first non-fixing book I don't know if you know this I started out as a novelist playright screenwriter and you know I had a lot of things done never made me money was probably a good thing for egyptology but um there's a I don't know if you ever heard of him but the first”
Own book Serpent in the Sky
“have you read serpent in the sky you read my book no I have not ah okay well serpent in the sky it's called serpent in the sky it's called serpent in the sky the wisdom of ancient Egypt have to send you copy anyway”