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Tales of Minoa and Apocalypse

From Athens to Ancient Japan

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Tales of Minoa and Apocalypse

By: Toru Nakamura
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 This book presents the following: the facts and myths concerning Minoa; the catastrophic earthquakes, tsunami, and volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea; Greece before and after its Dark Ages; and their historical connection with Japan’s ancient society. Some historical developments of civilization are deeply rooted in the awful apocalyptic events of nature which were metamorphosed or personified later by mythologies. That being the case, there is an undeniable mythological similarity between Greece and Japan.

WORDS OF PRAISE

Nakamura's scholarly, magnificent sweep of the cultural and socioeconomic advances by Minoan society [on Crete] in ancient times opened my eyes to a historic period with lessons for today’s world. A must-read book that deepens our understanding of how extreme weather changes the way people live, and if their nations survive.
--Clair Brown, Economics Professor at UC Berkeley, author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science

At this moment in the 21st century when humanity is increasingly reminded of the enormous powers of nature to surprise humans and wreak havoc on what humans have created on planet earth, philosopher Toru Nakamura has introduced this instructive short book about two extraordinary (what he terms) catastrophes of nature, and the enormous distortions they caused in the patterns and possibilities for human survival and progress in the ancient world: Thera Island’s volcanic eruption and tsunami 3600 years ago on Crete, the home of the advanced and dynamic Minoan society; and about 2000 years ago the 'Nankai Trough' massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Through meticulous cross-disciplinary research, the author has kitted together colorful comprehensive portrayals of societal development and human achievement in the centuries before the two catastrophes of nature, followed by the chaos and dark ages that followed both--destroying or diminishing greatly the structures, productivity, coherence, stability, and confidence of the peoples on both continents.

By reading this narrative, we are convincingly forewarned that nature has always had the upper hand.
--David Zenoff, author of The Soul of the Organization and former professor

About the Author

Toru Nakamura, PhD is a former officer of the United Nations. He also taught at colleges and advised organizations in both public and private sectors.
 Ancient Archaeology Asia Europe Greece Japan
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