The Ruins, Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires ; And, The Law of NatureBlack Classic Press, 1991 - 219 pages Written in 1793 by Count Volney, this book was considered somewhat controversial. Volney had little problem establishing from firsthand observations and study that early Nile Valley Africans had in fact provided a basis for the civilization of his time. This book remains a profound and helpful reference for those who are trying to gain undistorted access to the African past. |
Contents
The Journey | 1 |
The Reverie 5 | 4 |
The Apparition 9 | 4 |
The Exposition | 13 |
Condition of Man in the Universe | 20 |
The Primitive State of Man | 22 |
Principles of Society | 23 |
Sources of the Evils of Societies | 25 |
Universal Basis of all Right and all Law | 68 |
Consternation and Conspiracy of Tyrants | 71 |
General Assembly of the Nations | 73 |
The Search of Truth | 77 |
Problem of Religious Contradictions | 86 |
Origin and Filiation of Religious Ideas | 110 |
Worship of the Ele ments and of the Physical Powers of Nature | 114 |
Second System Worship of the Stars or Sabeism | 117 |
Origin of Governments and Laws | 26 |
General Causes of the Prosperity of Ancient States | 28 |
General Causes of the Revolutions and Ruin of Ancient States | 32 |
Lessons of Times Past repeated on the Present | 41 |
Will the Human Race Improve | 53 |
The Great Obstacle to Improvement | 59 |
The New Age | 63 |
A Free and Legislative People | 67 |
Third System Worship of Symbols or Idolatry | 121 |
Fourth System Worship of two Principles a Dualism | 131 |
Christianity or the Allegorical Worship of the | 153 |
All Religions have the same Object | 162 |
XXIV | 172 |
Volneys Answer to Dr Priestly | 211 |
The Zodiacal Signs and Constellations | |
Other editions - View all
The Ruins Or Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature Constantin Francois De Volney No preview available - 2007 |
The Ruins Or Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and The Law of Nature C F Volney No preview available - 2023 |
Common terms and phrases
action Ahrimanes ancient animals became Beddou body called causes celestial celestial sphere Christians civil constellations cupidity desert despotism divine doctrine earth Egypt Egyptians emblem empire equal equinox Essenians eternity Euphrates evil existence formed Genius gods hand happiness hath heart heaven human race ideas ignorance India individual inhabitants justice kings Kneph labor Lama law of nature legislator living Mahomet means metempsychosis mind Mithra moral Moses multitude Mussulmans mysteries nations Nile objects observed opinions oppressed origin Osiris passions Persians physical planets Plutarch Porphyry preservation pretended priests principle prophet Pythagoras reason Red Sea religion ruins sacred Samaneans savage nations says sect senses serpent silence simple men society sometimes soul spirit stars Strabo supposed Syria temples Thebes things thou thousand tion tombs truth Typhon tyrants universe vernal equinox Vichenou virtue Volney whole words worship zodiac Zoroaster