Lost Lands
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Lost Lands are islands or continents believed by some to have existed during pre-history, but to have since disappeared as a result of catastrophic geological phenomena. Such continents are generally thought to have subsided into the sea (an occurrence ruled impossible by current theories of geology), leaving behind only a few traces or legends by which they may be known.
Legends of lost lands often originated as scholarly or scientific theories, only to be picked up by writers and individuals outside the academy. Occult and New Age writers have made use of Lost Lands, as have subaltern peoples such as the Tamil in India.
Phantom Islands, as opposed to Lost Lands, are land masses formerly believed by cartographers to exist in the current historical age, but to have been discredited as a result of expanding geographic knowledge.
Lost Lands
Origins
The following disciplines have given rise to Lost Lands:
- Mythology
- Philosophy (as with Atlantis)
- Catastrophic theories of Geology
- Occult writings
Writers of Lost Lands
The following individuals have written extensively on the subject of lost lands:
Lost lands also figured prominenently in the philosophy of the Nazi Thule society.
