Chariots of the Gods?
Erich von Daniken (1968)
""Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past" (German: "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft: Ungelöste Rätsel der Vergangenheit;" in English, "Memories of the Future: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past)" is a book authored in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. It involves the hypothesis that the technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods.
The first draft of the publication had been rejected by a variety of publishers. The book was extensively rewritten by its editor,Wilhelm Roggersdorf (a pen name of the German screenwriter Wilhelm "Utz" Utermann), Utermann had been a Nazi bestselling author and had held a leading position with the Völkischer Beobachter."
""Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past" (German: "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft: Ungelöste Rätsel der Vergangenheit;" in English, "Memories of the Future: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past)" is a book authored in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. It involves the hypothesis that the technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods.
The first draft of the publication had been rejected by a variety of publishers. The book was extensively rewritten by its editor,Wilhelm Roggersdorf (a pen name of the German screenwriter Wilhelm "Utz" Utermann), Utermann had been a Nazi bestselling author and had held a leading position with the Völkischer Beobachter."
- Text from Wikipedia entry for "Chariots of the Gods" (accessed 10/21/2015) [links added]
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Reviews
- "Book Review: Chariots of the Gods" (Frank Johnson, 4/7/2015)
- "Did Erich von Däniken Admit "Chariots of the Gods" Is Complete Fiction?" (Jason Colavito, 7/7/2013)
- "Great Moments in Ancient Astronautics: An Imaginary Ancient Text" (Jason Colavito, 2/7/2012)
- "Von Däniken’s Chariots: A Primer in the Art of Cooked Science" (John T. Omohundro, Skeptical Inquirer Volume 1.1, Fall/Winter 1976)
- "Erich von Daniken's "Chariots of the Gods?": Science or Charlatanism?" (Robert Sheaffer, original published 1974)
