Dimensions
113 x 178 x 31mm
The truth behind the Nostradamus phenomenon.
For almost five hundred years the predictions of Michel Nostradamus have been debated by sceptics and scholars alike. Many claim he predicted everything from electricity to political assassination, the death of Princess Diana to the bombing of the World Trade Center. But while much has been written about his predictions and their validity, little is known about the man himself.
Nostradamus lived in constant danger of arrest for heresy, yet was so widely respected that Europe's royals had him casting their dynastic horoscopes and cardinals sought him out as an acclaimed physician. Separating myth from reality, this first ever in-depth biography of Nostradamus places him squarely back in his own world.
This book is intended to fall into neither the pro-prophecy nor pro-sceptic category. Rather it is intended to provide what appears to be almost entirely lacking in the English language: a thoroughly serious and objective biographical study of just who Michel de Nostradame was as a historical individual.
Likewise it is intended seriously to evaluate the mass psychology that lies behind the whole industry that for centuries has become devoted to interpreting his prohecies and to examine the veracity of the interpretations of his writings.
